Week 30: July 25, 2021 -- July 31, 2021

Top story of the week:

• Joe Biden is still president.

Top international non-energy stories:

• Tokyo 202One Olympics;
  

Top international energy stories:

• Natural gas prices / shortage in Europe;
• Shell to develop GOM "Whale" project.

Top national energy stories:

• Gasoline demand close to setting all-time records; and, here;
• Exxon's margins completely off the charts for petrochemical units;
• WTI closes at $74.

Top national non-energy stories:

• The market;
• Back to masking?
• Apple supplier readies 2-nm chips for 2024;

Top North Dakota non-energy stories:

Top North Dakota energy stories:

• Fire on multi-well pad north of Charlson;
• Update on North Dakota state land grab;

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

• Quick connects.

Operators:

• Liberty Resources to try EOR again.

Operations:

• Whiting to acquire Bakken acreage;

Wells: 

• A WPX Nokota well produced at a rate of 160,000 bbls over thirty days.
• The incredible WPX Omaha Woman wells;
• Enerplus "Thread" well goves over 500K bbls crude oil.
• A CLR "Nashville" well goes over 500K bbls crude oil.
• A QEP Helis well goes over 500K bbls crude oil;
• A QEP Grail well goes over 500K bbls crude oil;
• WPX Corral in Mandaree goes over 600K bbls crude oil;

Fracking:

Pipelines:

Bakken economy:

Commentaries:

• July 25, 2021;

Miscellaneous:

• The Proterra bus story.