Top international non-energy story:
- Tom Hanks and wife "recover" from Wuhan flu
- Boris Johnson; and, Prince of Wales (the old guy), both test positive; Queen apparently "safe";
- Trump's wall: now the Mexicans want it;
- NYC will surpass all of China in number of folks testing positive for Wuhan flu;
- Oil price meltdown
- Canada-US talking North American cartel;
- House of Saud in fight for its very survival; here; and, here;
- First time unemployment claims: 3.3 million; previous record, less than 700,000; five-fold jump;
- CDC declares "seasonal flu" a US epidemic; and, here;
- US passes largest "money" bill of any kind in history;
- Oil price meltdown
- EPA suspends enforcement activities;
- Gasoline demand begins to plunge;
- Gasoline at 99 cents/gallon;
- North Dakota records its first Wuhan flu death;
- All those new schools probably won't be needed in western North Dakota;
- Federal judge puts DAPL in limbo
- Bakken light sweet oil down to $12/bbl;
- DAPL in limbo
- Coronavirus
- Tax filing deadline (ND) extended to July 15, 2020
- State lifts highway weight restrictions; extends mileage allowed on state roads
- ND reviving waivers to extend idled wells amid low prices
- ND governor: school districts have until April 1 to launch new learning platforms
- ND receives Medicaid waiver to streamline process during pandemic
- Unemployment numbers in state at record high levels
- Working at home putting strain on computer networks
- SAT and ACT testing canceled due to COVID-19
- Student load debt through Bank of ND deferred six months
- Grand Williston to close (movie theater)
- Minot's Norsk Hostfest canceled (I wish NOLA had canceled Mardi Gras)
- Southwest Water Authority (Dickinson) awarded for best tasting tap water, 5th in nation
- COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the importance of plastics from oil
Operations:
Fracking:
Bakken 4.0:
Commentary:
- Crude oil reserves;
- OPEC+ vs US frackers: not over yet;
- How Hillary and the DNC could yet derail Biden's nomination;
- Why an anti-malarial drug might work (at least to some extent);
- Antarctica set its coldest ever March temperature (-103.5°F);
- Lake Mead at recent record high levels;
- St Greta is "pretty sure" she has coronavirus; I'm pretty sure she is on the "continuum";
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