Week 4: January 24, 2021 -- January 30, 2021

Top story of the week: Enerplus to acquire Bruin; and, here;

Top international non-energy story:

Top international energy story:

• Kuwait increases spending in new budget; breakeven crude price of $90/bbl;

Top national non-energy story:

• GME goes parabolic;
• EIA predicts CO2 emissions will surge over next two years;
• Apple sets multiple all-time records in holiday quarter; and, here;

Top national energy story:

• Biden backtracks: allow leasing to continue on BLM;
• Shale production has increased;
• Very expensive electricity in New York, New England: here; here; here; and, here.
• CBR back in play;
• New CEO/CIC plans to shut down US oil and gas
  

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

• In case you missed it, the old Long X bridge project is finally completed;

Top North Dakota energy story:

• DAPL hearing set for February 10, 2021; here;
• CBR back in play;

Geoff Simon's top ND energy stories:

• Bill introduced to erase residential property taxes
• Bill introduced to observe Daylight Saving Time (sic) year-round in North Dakota
• ND lawmakers looking at property tax relief for senior citizens
• Year 2020: arguably the very worst year for the American oil and gas sector
• Year 2021: here, hold my beer

Operators:

• Enerplus with seven new permits inside the reservation;

Operations:

Fracking:

• Petro-Hunt continuing to use large amount of water to frack;
• Four BR Dodge wells fracked;

Wells:

• MRO's Irene Kovaloff with nice jump in production; thirteen years old;
• Petro-Hunt USA well with nice jump in production;
• Wells telling a story;
• Wells telling a story;

Artificial lift in the Bakken:

• Update, reader's commentary;

Pipelines:

Bakken economy:

Commentary:

• Could an ethane-fired power plant work in the Bakken? RBN Energy
• Gasoline demand ties this story together;