Friday, October 20, 2023

Week 42: October 16, 2023 -- October 22, 2023

Locator: 45771B.

Top, top story:

  • Biden visits Israel prior to anticipated invasion of Gaza
  • Israel: ready to start ground invasion of northern end of the Gaza Strip

Top North Dakota energy story:

  • federal money still headed to North Dakota: now, to update the electric grid;

Top story:

  • Biden visits Israel prior to anticipated invasion of Gaza
  • Israel: ready to start ground invasion of northern end of the Gaza Strip
  • US House still with no speaker
  • US Senate won't confirm US military leaders; GOP leadership at its finest

Top international non-story story:

  • Greta in the news: needed to raise cash in depleted bank account;
  • Russian-Ukraine war continues; drags on and on and on
    • Russia most recently invaded February 22, 2022
    • the war actually goes back to 2014
  • new world order in the Mideast
    • Saudi Arabia talking with Iran; cuts off talks with Israel

Top international energy story:


Top national non-energy story:

  • inflation; rate increases still frustrate investors
  • retail sales increased 4x expected, Americans still spending 
  • US murder rate drops at record rate;
  • Texas Rangers squander two-game leader; likely to lose ALCS;

    Top national energy story:

    • US domestic oil production hits all-time record: 13 million bopd;
    • FERC approves Pacific Northwest pipeline expansion; no actual digging; no new pipe; environmentalists still go nuts;

    Focus on frackingmost recent edition.

    Top North Dakota non-energy story:


    Top North Dakota energy story:


    Geoff Simon's quick connects:

    Bakken economy:

    • holding in there -- active rigs running about 37;

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