Friday, August 18, 2023

Week 33: August 14, 2023 -- August 20, 2023

Locator: 45513TOP.

Top story:

  • Hurricane Hillary, up the southwest coast of the US (and Baja, CA) will be the top regional story, some national interest.

Top international non-energy story:

  • Russian-Ukraine war continues but it seems "no one" knows.
    • Ukraine's summer-2023 counter-offensive falters
    • Ukraine will get F-16s, but perhaps not in combat until 2024
    • Russia-Iran partner on thousands of drones

Top international energy story:

  • if oil prices don't rebound, Saudi Arabia could be in deep trouble, due to a price war it initiated a year ago or thereabouts.

Top national non-energy story:

  • US economy, markets diverge
    • interest rates moving to new highs
    • equity markets falling
    • mortgage rates trending toward record highs
    • GDPNow shows US economy up as much as 5.8% in 3Q23
  • Trump: more indictments; GOP voters showing "indictment fatigue"
    • Trump campaign donations now being used to pay legal fees

Top national energy story:

Focus on frackingmost recent edition.

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

  • June, 2023, production up 3% month/month
  • DAPL shutdown back in the news; could possibly be shutdown
    • DAPL shutdown is great concern to farmers moving grain on rail

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

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