Week 3: January 17, 2021 -- January 23, 2021

Photo of the week: latest Keystone pipeline oil spill almost 10x worse than initially thought; 

Graphic of the week: record cold; Greenpeace responds;

Top story of the week:

• Biden says US closed for business;
• Says deplorables are expendables;
• Stops new leasing on federal land, water; revokes Biden XL pipeline permits;
• Is DAPL next?
  

Top international non-energy story:

Top international energy story:

• Biden revokes XL pipeline permit;
• La Vaca Muerta esta muerta; and, here;
• Biden XL doesn't matter; western Canada oil supplies to reach record highs;

Top national non-energy story:

• Trump's last hours in office: Dow, S&P 500, NASDAQ all hit new all-time records;

Top national energy story:

• Biden says US closed for business; it's now the Biden XL;
• says deplorables are expendables; stops new leasing on federal land, water; revokes Biden XL pipeline permits; is DAPL next?
• The road to New Mexico;
• Record US ethane shipment; and, here;
• US LNG export terminal update;

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

• Chinese flu: the governor gives the "all clear" sign;
• Mining lignite for rare earth metals;
• North Dakota leads the nation in the vaccination rollout program;

Top North Dakota energy story:

• Is the DAPL next?
• One-third of the Bakken closed to new leasing;

Geoff Simon's top ND energy stories:

• Is the DAPL next?
• ND legislature approves new seat bell law
• Legacy Fund is "worth" $7.9 billion. What will lawmakers do with it?
• ND Senate kills bill targeting irresponsible oil company leaders
• Biden XL shutdown may signal the end of major US oil infrastructure (America: closed for business)
• TC Energy to cut 1,000 construction jobs; halt Biden XL work

Operators:

• Hess reports another one for the record books;
• CLR with two big cases in the hearing dockets;
  

Operations:

Wells:

• A Hess EN-Labar well extrapolates to 100K over 30 days;

Fracking:

Halo effect:

• MRO's Oscar Stohler well;
  

Pipeline:

• Is the DAPL next to be shutdown?

Commentary:

• DUCs won't save US shale -- Art Berman;
• "Honey, I shrunk the Bakken"
• The road to New Mexico;
• Apple: defining America;
• Whoo-hoo! Enbridge to benefit;
• Rigs, DUCs, and Managing Assets;
• The Biden metrics;
• GS: long-lasting bull market in commodities;
• ND biennium budget talk;