Locator: 48658GARBAGECANOFTHEWORLD.
Really?
How did we miss it?
Locator: 48657TOPSTORIES.
Completely unexpected: the refining stories coming out of California this past week. Reminder: this is not simply about refining oil to produce gasoline, this is about refining oil to produce California's unique CARBOB formulation. CNN: the shrinking number of oil refineries in the state .... California will likely have to source it from out-of-state (Gulf of Mexico refineries?) -- Politico. Oil and gasoline from out-of-state generally shipped in by sea. Some piped in from the north. Watch for an RBN Energy blog on this issue.
Mostly US: overriding themes going into 2025 (and beyond):
Is the US dollar weak or strong right now?
Top story:
Top international non-energy story:
Top international energy story:
Top national non-energy story:
Top national energy story:
Focus on fracking: current link here. Generally updated late Sunday night.
Top North Dakota non-energy story:
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Geoff Simon's quick connects: link here.
The market in a nutshell: At the close -- NASDAQ set another record; Tesla surprises with profit, rest of market languishes -- Boeing machinists strike continue; McDonald's E. coli outbreak; 10-year Treasury rises, spooking investors; --
Locator: 48656B.
F-16s arrive in Middle East. Link here. And right on cue, Israel launches airstrikes on Iran, including "near" Tehran. Link here.
WTI: up moderately after airstrikes announced. Up 2.3%; up $1.59; trading at $71.78. We've seen this movie before.
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Back to the Bakken
WTI: $71.78.
Active rigs: 40.
Five new permits, #41278 - #31282, inclusive:
Seven permits renewed:
One producing well (a DUC) reported as completed:
Locator: 48655ARCHIVES.
Selling in this market? Huge mistake? Name a sector that’s not participating!
Wow! Might SpaceX buy Boeing’s space division? Boeing CEO to machinists: divide and conquer.
Also:
Also, Reuters:
Ticker AAPL early morning trading:
IMF warns on widening gap between US and EU. One word: regulators.
Mercedes: latest sales plunge. Plunge: down 64%. Blamed on Chinese sales.
Is Texas in play: both Harris and Trump are campaigning in Texas today. Someone running scared? Could Ted Cruz lose?
VW's Scout Division unveils new EVs.
Locator: 48653B.
The original post: https://themilliondollarway.blogspot.com/2021/03/damn-torpedoes-full-speed-ahead.html.
The map:
Parent well:
Here are the twenty-three Gordon Federal "daughter" wells:
Locator: 48652B.
WTI: $71.12.
Friday, October 25, 2024: 49 for the month; 49 for the quarter, 563 for the year
Thursday, October 24, 2024: 47 for the month; 47 for the quarter, 561 for the year
Permian crude getting lighter: losing favor with refiners. We talked about this before. Years ago.
RBN Energy: the Midland crude oil hug, where Permian pricing and takeaway converge. Archived.
Midland, TX, is the epicenter of the Permian Basin. As the largest crude oil hub in the region, it boasts about 20 MMbbl of crude oil storage and extensive downstream connectivity, with the ability to deliver to local refineries, Wichita Falls, Cushing, Nederland, Houston and even Corpus Christi (albeit indirectly). It’s also where Midland WTI pricing is assessed, shaping much of the broader oil market in the region and even around the world. In today’s RBN blog, we discuss why Midland is the center of it all.
Cramer's first hour: a mix of facts, factoids, opinions from various sources -- often not cited -- while listening to Cramer's first hour on CNBC.
Harris: needs to be fact-checked
Ten-year Treasury: 4.196%; down 0.006.
Premarket: exciting.
Energy transition: multiple notes -- Dan Tsubouchi's recurring theme. Often uses Wood MacKenzie as source.
Germany: in economic crisis? Mercedes lowers guidance.
Moore's Law: so yesterday. Doubling every two years. Now? AI performance doubling every six months.
Taiwan: following "the road to Germany" but shutting down nuclear reactors.
SCHB: up almost 1 one percent today.
SCCO: up today; sort of flat the last few months; up 70% past year.
McDonald's E.coli: six months from now, a non-story. Is Taylor Farms the problem; an issue before? McDonald's has robust supply chain tracking; quickly recognized source of problem. Outbreak continues; first lawsuit filed.
Biggest investment story: TSMC in Phoenix -- out-performing its Taiwan factories. Truly amazing. Leading tech higher today. Ticker? Amazing. Up 50% in six months.
Tesla:
Deere, Carharrt.
LAM and Western Digital. Start here.
China: dead money.
India: this is where the action / buzz is right now. I've started my deep dive on India.
The economy of the state consistently exceeded national average growth rates, due to reform-oriented economic policies in the 1970s.
As of 2022, Tamil Nadu's GSDP was US$280 billion, second highest amongst Indian states, which had grown significantly from US$26 billion in 2004.
Tamil Nadu is the most urbanized state in India.
Though the state had the lowest percentage of people under the poverty line, rural unemployment rate is considerably higher at 47 per thousand compared to the national average of 28.
As of 2020, the state had the most number of factories at 38,837 units with an engaged work-force of 2.6 million.
The state has a diversified industrial base anchored by different sectors including automobiles, software services, hardware, textiles, healthcare and financial services.
As of 2022, services contributed to 55% of the GSDP followed by manufacturing at 32% and agriculture at 13%.
There are 42 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the state.
As per a report by Government of India, Tamil Nadu is the most export competitive state of India in 2023.
Tamil Nadu had among the strongest seafaring kings who influenced a lot of southeast Asian culture. "The Hindu" (and later the Indian Express) was founded there - the first major newspaper for the freedom struggle. The Hindu helped counter the British colonial propaganda in the most refined way. TN has given 3 Nobel laureates in science, one Ramanujan and a great bunch of freedom fighters like Rajaji, Radhakrishnan & Kamaraj.
Presidential election: Vijay Jyotish, final assessment. A Vedic astrologer.
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