Week 25: June 14, 2020 -- June 20, 2020

Top story of the week:

• PGA player tests positive for Covid-19 after just one "live" tournament; after seven NASCAR races, not one driver has tested positive -- social distancing works;
• Twitter reinstates ZeroHedge;

The week's best graphic:

• The price of the White Mischief paperback has dropped;

Most under-reported story:

• Tesla sales plunge; Sweden deaths surge;

Smallest story with biggest headline:

Top international non-energy story:

Top international energy story:

• Russia is happy with $50-oil; 
• Saudi Arabia update;

Top national non-energy story:

Top national energy story:

• Natural gas fill rate;

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

• Amtrak to cut service to Williston to three days per week;

Top North Dakota energy story:

Geoff Simon's top ND stories:

• This month's Legacy Fund deposit lowest in history;  
• Drought becoming a problem in North Dakota;
• Legacy Fund rebounds after losing value in March and April;
• Passenger traffic increasing at eight commercial airports in North Dakota;
• Sturgis City Council sanctions motorcycle rally;
• JP Morgan predicts $100-oil based on cyclical nature of the industry;
• Hess Corp ranked top energy company in "Best Corporate Citizen";
• US fracking slowdown creates DUC well backlog -- Rystad Energy;
• Global electricity consumption continues to rise faster than population;
• IEA sees largest drop in oil demand in history but predicts biggest ever jump in 2021;

Operators:

• BR's Cherry pad in Haystack Butte; and, here; 
• CLR to report three new Brooklyn wells;

Operations:

• The incredible BR Tailgunner pad; and, here;
• The incredible MRO Nokelby USA well; and, here;

Advantaged oil:

• A Zavanna Usher well; 

500K oil:

• Third generation monster wells have been updated; 
• A Petro-Hunt Van Hise Trust well goes over 500K;
• An Equinor Cheryl well to hit 500K this summer;
• An Oasis Rolfson well to hit 500K this summer;

Natural gas:

• And bitcoin;

Commentary:

• Huge expectations: a Corona virus vaccine;
• Does protesting lower the risk of spreading Wuhan flu?
• Saudi Arabia successfully floods the world with oil; and, here;
• Permian vs Bakken: the Permian wins;