Top story that disappeared completely: the story about the South Dakota attorney general who thought he hit a deer; returns to the scene the next day -- finds dead man in ditch -- nothing since the original report, two to three weeks ago. But we do know this: in South Dakota, hitting a deer must be reported to law enforcement; some exceptions;
Top international non-energy story:
Top international energy story:
- Price of oil plunges; here, here, and, here;
- OPEC+ in dire straits; Saudi Arabia in extremis;
- Kuwait's crude oil burn rate sets record (to run a/c)
Top national non-energy story:
- Consumer confidence surges;
- Disney announces large cuts in staff at theme parks; airlines do likewise;
- US auto manufacturers becoming global niche players;
- US savings rate hits record;
- US housing sales soar;
Top national energy story:
- Devon - WPX announce merger;
- Trump bans energy development off east coast: oil development and wind energy both affected;
- Natural gas in storage continues to set new records;
Top North Dakota non-energy story:
- North Dakota is seeing surge in the Chinese flu; hospitals said to be near capacity;
Top North Dakota energy story:
- Oasis Oil files for reorganization; prepackaged;
- Meridian refinery cleared to begin construction;
- ND tweaks flaring policy;
Geoff Simon's top North Dakota stories:
- Dakota natural gas pipeline project to begin in eastern North Dakota;
- Gasoline prices hit 16-year low; could drop further;
- Mercer County frack sand operation approved;
- Schools see little change as Covid-19 risk level increases;
- Nearly 20% of Belfield school out of classrooms due to Covid-19
Operators:
- It is now clear that MRO has the best wells in the Bakken, bar none;
- vs Slawson for record IP: record still held by Slawson;
- Record IP for MRO in the Bakken;
- MRO's pads in the Bakken;
- Four huge MRO wells;
- XTO Charlson well trending toward one million bbls;
- Whiting's million-bbl Behr well, "better than ever,"
Fracking:
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