Week 29: July 15, 2024 -- July 21, 2024

Locator: 48195TOPSTORIES.

Top story:

• global IT outage; Crowdstrike / Microsoft -- the ultimate one-two punch
  
• Donald Trump, JD Vance: the ticket, official;

Biden:

• self-isolates when test positive for Covid-19
  
• symptoms: mild congestion, no fever
  

Top international non-energy story:

• Houthis hit Tel Aviv with drone
  

Top international energy story:

• journalists confused on concept of "energy independence"
  

Top national non-energy story: 

• global IT outage; unprecedented
  
• experts provide "fix":
• shut down your PC
• get a Mac
  

Top national energy story:

• WTI trends toward $8o
  

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

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

• Bakken production down; likely to remain down for next two or three months
  

Geoff Simon's quick connects: link here.