Week 49: November 29, 2020 -- December 5, 2020

Top story of the week:

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise leaving Silicon Valley, heading for Texas.
• Minnesota surges to the top in number of new cases of Covid-19.

Top international non-energy story:

• Saudi Arabie foreign exchange reserves balance drops again.
  

Top international energy story:

• Saudi oil imports to US hit all-time lows.

Top national non-energy story:

• The US equity market continues to hit new records; and, here;
• Tesla to be added to S&P 500;

Top national energy story:

• Texas to have America's largest solar farm;

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

• Williston's Christmas tree is taller than heavier than the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center;
• North Dakota highways rank #1 nationally; tied with Missouri;

Top North Dakota energy story:

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

• ND governor proposes  $1.25 billion infrastructure bonding plan;
• bonding plan would support four-lane work on US Highway 85
• Legacy Fund earnings in 2021 could approach $1 billion; governor eager to spend;
• Filloon: Biden policies could drive oil prices to $90/bbl;
• if approved, state could get 20,000 Covid vaccine doses by December; if two doses per person required, would reach 10,000 NoDaks;

Operators:

• WPX: huge Omaha Woman wells; Mandaree wells in Squaw Creek;
• MRO: reports a record-setting well;

Operations:

• Update on two wells of immense interest.

Fracking:

Pipelines:

• ONEOK seeks to expand pipeline capacity near Halliday, Dunn County;