Week 45: November 1, 2020 -- November 7, 2020

Top story of the week:

• US presidential, US Senate elections.

Most under-reported story:

Top international non-energy story:

• Saudi Aramco's profit plunges;
• Saudi Arabia foreign exchange reserves drop again;
  

Top international energy story:

• Saudi Arabia -- US crude oil imports hit all-time low;

Top national non-energy story:

Top national energy story:

• US crude oil in storage declines by eight million bbls;

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

• North Dakota leads the nation in number of new Chinese flu cases per capita; and, here;

Top North Dakota energy story:

• North Dakota permits; on pace for lowest year since boom began;

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

• Killdeer breaks ground on new high school;
• GOP expands super majorities in Bismarck; NDGOP legislators outnumber Dems 6-to-1;
• Record number of ballots cast in North Dakota
• Montana voters approve recreational marijuana;
• Energy Transfer bets on NGL, LPG as DAPL stuck in legal fight; link here;
• Hess boosts Baken but sticks to one rig until prices improve;
• Recall drive unseats District 8 board member;
• Western ND to be first sector for statewide USA network;

Operators:

• CLR with fourteen new Brangus/Charolais permits; and, here;
• Cobra keeps 54-year-old Enduro well flowing;
• Cobra keeps 62-year-old Enduro well flowing;
• Cobra brings 56-year-old Enduro well flowing;

Operations:

• And just like that, they quit drilling in North Dakota;

Fracking: 

Commentary: