Week 12: March 20, 2022 -- March 26, 2022

Top story of the week:

• Joe Biden is still president.
• The Oasis-Whiting merger, RBN Energy.
  

Top international non-energy story:

• Ukraine-Russia war continues.

Top international energy story:

• Crude oil remains very volatile; WTI in a trading range, $110 - $115.
• Rebels increase their attacks on Saudi oil facilities. 
• Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal is down due to storms. 
• Japan scrambles to prevent blackout.
  

Top national non-energy story:

• Amazon cancels plans for Churchill, PA, fulfillment center after community displeasure;

Top national energy story:

• Administration has change of heart; FERC to approve pipelines
• US crude oil supply drops below 27 days; 
• GasBuddy and EIA must be measuring different things;
• Diesel debacle.
  

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

• Quick connects.

Operators;

Operations:

• Lots of work left in the Bakken.
• DUCs, an update.
• Clearly, better wells in the Bakken are being reported.
  

Wells:

• Slawson's original Orca Federal well goes over 500K bbls crude oil;

Fracking:

• Natural gas: every single US LNG export terminal set a record in either of the two last months;
  

Pipelines:

Bakken economy:

Commentary:

• America's richest energy billionaire.
• What's "oil doing"?
• A Vietnam analogy.
• Disney theme parks -- outrageously expensive?
• Warren Buffett killing it. 
  
• The energy transition is dead; and, here, globalization and capitalism. 
• Global warming: Antarctica is gaining more ice than it is losing.