Week 28: July 5, 2020 -- July 11, 2020

Top story of the week:

• DAPL shutdown order;
• One hundred eighteen permits renewed in the ND Bakken;  
• TSLA;
• Israeli target practice; and, here;
• Berkshire buys Dominion's natural gas assets; and, here;

The week's best graphic:

• June, 2020, dashboards; 
• Bleak;

Most under-reported story:

• Gold tops $1,800; hits highest level since 2011; 
• US ISM non-manufacturing number crushes forecast;

Smallest story with the biggest headline:

• US Supreme Court rules on Trump's tax filings; and, here;

Biggest non-surprise:

• US withdraws from WHO;

Top international non-energy story:

• Israeli target practice;
• TSLA; and, here;

Top international energy story:

• Saudi and Kuwait re-open huge, shared field despite glut

Top national non-energy story:

• US trucking volume soars 45% yoy ahead of July 4 holiday;
• NYC rental market; 
• mortgage rates at all-time low;

Top national energy story:

• Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline canceled by Dominion and Duke Energy

Top ND non-energy story:

Top ND energy story:

• One hundred eighteen permits renewed in the ND Bakken;

Geoff Simon's top ND stories:

• DAPL
• ND won't mandate cut in production 
• CBR may be the only option for Bakken crude
• Legacy Fund getting more attention
• Tesla superchargers now operating along I-94: Dickinson, Bismarck, Jamestown Fargo
• US Supreme Court deals big blow to Keystone oil pipeline
• Activists applaud "huge victory" that halts pipeline killing thousands of jobs

Operators:

• Hess announces another 18-well super-pad;

Operations:

• The Lassey wells, nice wells outside Tier 1 Bakken;

500K wells:

• Zavanna Gust in Williams County;

Natural gas:

• Update on the Bill Sanderson gas plant west of Williston;

Commentary:

• The Covid economy;
• NYC rental market;
• Impact of DAPL closure;
• Buc-ee's: the next big thing;
• How corona virus changes America;