Week 40: October 3, 2021 -- October 9, 2021

Top story of the week:

• Unranked Texas A&M defeats #1 Alabama Crimson Tide
• Joe Biden is still living in the White House. 
• Nominee: "Doofus of the  Year"
  

Top international non-energy story:

• Taiwan: let the sabre-rattling begin;
• Antarctica: record low temps since records began; Arctic ice sheet furthest since 2021;
• Saudi Arabia foreign exchange reserves surge;

Top international energy story:

• OPEC+ doesn't have the capacity;
• Head fake: Putin won't have the natural gas to "save" Europe;

Top national non-energy story:

• September jobs report; and, here; and, here; and, here; and, here;

Top national energy story:

• WTI breaks $80;
• Henry Hub flows hit 13-year high;
• Gasoline demand continues to drop; no one notices;

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

• Quick connects.

Operators:

Operations:

Bakken 101:

• RTP: new technology;

Wells:

• Amer Renee- R: finally drilled, completed, reporting;
• A very old MRO well production jumps;

Fracking:

Pipelines:

• KMI proposes short connecting pipeline in Williams County; note the price/mile;

Fracking:

Bakken economy:

Commentary: