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• Biden administration approved a new methane emissions tax; will likely be repealed by new Congress, Trump administration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:

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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:

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Geoff Simon's quick connects: link here.

The market in a nutshell: profit taking --