Friday, January 15, 2021

Week 2: January 10, 2021 -- January 16, 2021

NOTE: most of this is complete. I still have to add Geoff Simon's top ND energy stories and a few other things, but this is pretty close to finished. 

Most under-reported story this week:

Most interesting energy story this week:

Top story of the week:

Records:

Top international non-energy story:

Top international energy story:

  • Volatility of the price of oil; strong surge at beginning of week, only to plummet at end of week

Top national energy story:

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

Geoff Simon's top ND energy stories:

  • Mining lignite for rare earth metals;
  • Lawmaker proposes an 80-mph speed limit on parts of I-29 and I-94;
  • Hess to finish Tioga gas plant expansion in 2021 after Covid delays;
  • Oil companies lock in drilling permits, before Biden is sworn in;
  • Dickinson public schools to return to full-time, face-to-face;
  • This could be one of the mildest winters on record (no one is complaining)
  • Senator Kevin Cramer opens western North Dakota office in Williston;
  • Shell's ethane-consuming stream cracker in Pennsylvania in the home stretch;
  • Enbridge rejects Michigan's demand to shut down oil pipeline;
  • India sees $55 billion investment in clean col over the next decade;
  • New Mexico bill would halt fracking permits while state conducts study; whoo-hoo! 

Most egregious ND energy story:

Operators:

Operations:

Fracking

Pipelines:

Wells of note:

Bakken economy:

Commentary:

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