Friday, November 15, 2024

Week 45: November 10, 2024 -- November 16, 2024

Locator: 48743TOPSTORIES.

Trump appointees tracked here.

It's hard to think of a bigger story than Doug Burgum being named:

  • Secretary of Interior; and,
  • chair of the new National Energy Council which is now part of the National Security Council

Trump names the "dynamic duo":

  • Doug Burgum
  • Chris Wright

Trump nominations:

  • SecDefense
  • Attorney Journal
  • HHS

So "shocking," that all one can say at this point: we'll have to see how this plays out. 

From Geoff Simon:

  • ND PSC approves Summit CO2 pipeline company; company urged to respect landowner rights;
    • 332 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline in North Dakota; part of a more than 2,000-mile network of pipelines in five states
  • ND state legislature asked to consider nuclear energy
  • flares contributed to western ND wildfires
  • Biden administration approved a new methane emissions tax; will likely be repealed by new Congress, Trump administration
  • permanent reduced speed limit on Highway 1804 in the Trenton area, from Trenton to the Marley Crossing, effective November 13; generally, from 65 mph to 55 mph

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Top North Dakota story: former governor of North Dakota named Secretary, Department of Interior. 

Top story of the week

  • Donald Trump to establish a new council, the "National Energy Council."
    • the chair of the National Energy Council will get a seat at the National Security Council
    • the first chair will be held by Doug Burgum, who has also been name Secretary of the Interior
  • Donald Trump: starts naming his picks for cabinet, White House, intel agencies.
    • at least three cabinet picks look like sacrificial lambs
    • RFK, Jr, not his worst choice
  • Joe Biden allows Ukraine to hit Moscow with long-range missiles supplied by the US. Biden had denied this to Ukraine for two years.

Top international non-energy story:


Top international energy story:

  • Mexico likely to be international story of the year (2025) -- energy, Pemex, immigration, economy, gangs.
  • headlines out of Russia

Top national non-energy story:

  • analysts completely missed the Palantir story. 
  • for those with "no life of their own," one can now track Elon Musk's jet on Reddit
    • one assumes Reddit is tracking the jet, not Musk himself

Top national energy story:

  • EV fatalities:

  • Trump could completely "upend" the EV story. Headline story over at InsideEVs today:

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

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:


Geoff Simon's quick connectslink here.

The market in a nutshell: profit taking --

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