Week 28: July 8, 2024 -- July 14, 2024

Locator: 48056TOPSTORIES.

Top story:

• unsuccessful assassination attempt on Donald Trump;

Biden:

• says he's staying in the race
• campaign caught in a lie -- says he hadn't been seen by his physician since February;
• in fact, seen by his physician following "the debate"
• in addition, now logs show expert in Parkinson's Disease visited WH nine times.
  

Top international non-energy story:

• Ukraine War -- Dutch and Danish F-16s to arrive by this summer
  

Top international energy story:

• milestone reached: global oil demand -- 100 million bopd -- no headlines; one story found;

Top national non-energy story: 

• Fed rate cuts: JPow's most dovish signal to date
• Equity markets -- NYSE, NASDAQ, S&P 500 hit records
• finally signs of market broadening; not just tech
  
• Power out in Houston --a full week after low-intensity hurricane Beryl hits Texas
  
• Astronauts still "stuck" on the ISS while NASA / Boeing try to sort things out.
  
• it's almost as if "everyone" has forgotten about them; even headline stories are getting stale
• most recent: NASA says astronauts wont' return by end of July; no new date proposed
• rescue rocket: we haven't been given window of opportunity
  

Top national energy story:

• WTI stuck below $83
• Gasoline demand finally trending toward new records.
• MISO warning: will be short of energy; overwhelming demand and EPA regulations making things worse;
  

Focus on fracking: current link here. Generally updated late Sunday night.

Top North Dakota non-energy story: 

• Former governor in the running to be Trump's VP; interestingly, some would argue best of the three.
• guaranteed spot in the administration; Secretary DOE if not VP
  

Top North Dakota energy story:

• Devon to buy Grayson Mill's assets in North Dakota
• MDU Heskett 4 plant ready to go online; 88-megawatt simple cycle combustion turbine; near Mandan (of course).
  

Geoff Simon's quick connects: link here.