Saturday, May 30, 2026

NBA: SPURS IN THE FINALS — May 30, 2026

Locator: 50885SPURS. 

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The Ultimate Swag Bag? It Keeps Getting Better And Better -- The Apple Mini -- Tech Industry's Hottest Commodity -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50884APPLE. 

Tag: AAPL Mac Mini 

Link here. 


As AI agents become more capable, the Mac Mini is emerging as a status symbol among power users.

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Initial Production For Wells Coming Off Confidential List These Next Two Weeks -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50883B. 

The wells:

  • 41758, conf, KODA Resources, Stout 1336-8BH, Fertile Valley, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
4-2026150778432
3-2026162982178
2-2026196673399
1-20262559910483
12-2025120825805
  • 36281, conf, Enerplius, Elephant 148-94-03A-10H, McGregory Buttes, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20262909823074
2-20262602726001
1-20263145925388
12-20252627620472
  • 42169, conf, Formentera Operations, FTH-22-34-BND S518HF, Foothills, npd, 
  • 36277, conf, Enerplus, Gazelle 148-94-03A-10H-TF, McGregory Buttes, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20262898923491
2-20262748724393
1-20264278135481
12-20253666030800
  • 42170, conf, Formentera Operations, Maverick 22-10-BND N618H, Foothills, npd, 
  • 42006, conf, Slawson, Cannonball Federal 4-27-34H, Big Bed, npd, 
  • 42005, conf, Slawson, Sauger Federal 5-22UH, Big Bed, npd, 
  • 42004, conf, Slawson, Cannonball Federal 5-27-34H, Big Bed, npd, 
  • 42003, conf, Slawson, Cannonball Federal 6-27-34H, Big Bed, npd, 
  • 41494, conf, Hess, BW-Wilson-149-99-3625H-3, Juniper, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20261726443618
2-20261642141887
1-20262864462358
12-20252627729243
  • 26545, conf, Devon Energy, Skaar 150-99-15-22-2H, South Tobacco Garden, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20261561135314
2-20262215744310
1-20263191144633
12-202543761898
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Goes With Anthropic's Claude -- 30,000 Accounts -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50882CLAUDE. 

Link here. 

You can howl at the wind, but AI isn't going away.


 

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Roth IRAs -- Gen Z -- Wall Street Journal -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50881ROTH. 

May 30, 2026: The WSJ -- Gen Z can't get enough of Roth IRAs. Link here. 


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US Personal Savings Rate -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50880SAVINGS. 


Link here. 


What's more important? Net worth vs personal savings?

 

US net worth, historical: link here. 



 

 

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MMFs -- Data Through April 30, 2026

Locator: 50879MMFS. 

My favorite chart. MMFs. 

Data updated May 18, 2026.

Link here. 

Posted this month without comment, because there's nothing to say.


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NBC News Reporting No EvidenceThat Iran Has Placed Mines In The Hormuz Strait -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50878IRAN. 

Link here. 

One wonders if this story will have legs. 

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Three Spectacular CLR HM Hove Wells In West Capa -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50877B. 

Three spectacular CLR HM Hove wells, West Capa:

41272, F/A, CLR, HM Hove 8-9H, Williams County; 52K over 21 days extrapolates to 74K over 30 days.

PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN3-202631368953687727877150214148693336
BAKKEN2-20262854026539573032813887513771564
BAKKEN1-2026215204851829253739856498058218
BAKKEN12-20250000000
BAKKEN11-20250000000
BAKKEN10-20252204220420000
BAKKEN9-20250000000

41271, 3,067, CLR, HM Hove 7-9H, Williams County; 

PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN3-202631401974013034316150193148673335
BAKKEN2-20262850167501373177611015310900750
BAKKEN1-202622563385610132461112378111817248
BAKKEN12-20250000000
BAKKEN11-20250000000
BAKKEN10-20250000000
BAKKEN9-20250000000

41270, A/DRL, CLR, HM Hove 6-9H, Williams County; 

PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN3-202631324673244332342123629122168276
BAKKEN2-20262846103461373644912659512544158
BAKKEN1-202625663846610441576135059134404299
BAKKEN12-20250000000
BAKKEN11-20250000000
BAKKEN10-20250000000
BAKKEN9-20250000000

 

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Four New Permits; Five DUCs Reported As Completed -- May 29, 2026

Locator: 50876B.

WTI: $87.26.

Active rigs: 30. Amazing how fast they can move in wells when prices increase. We don't often see this.

Four new permits, #42983 - #42986, inclusive --

  • Operators: Phoenix Operating (3); Devon Energy
  • Fields: Skabo (Divide County); Foreman Butte (McKenzie County)
  • Comments:
    • Phoenix Operating has permits for three Gina Ferrari wells, SWSW 13-160-98, 
      • to be sited 639 / 659 FSL and 1145 FWL;
    • Devon Energy has a permit for a Albert South well, NENE 34-151-102, 
      • to be sited 750 FNL ad 903 FEL.

Five producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

  • 41033, 1,285, BR, Cleetwood 7C, McKenzie County; 
  • 41271, 3,067, CLR, HM Hove 7-9H, Williams County; spectacular wells;
  • 42129, 1,468, EOG, Mandaree 138-0706H, McKenzie County; 
  • 42131, 1,516, EOG, Mandaree 35-0706H, McKenzie County; 
  • 42403, 1,707, EOG, Mandaree 34-0706HX, McKenzie County; 

Well name changs:

  • several of Devon Energy Albert South permits / wells have had a "CA" added to the name of the sites. 
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Alison's Quick Connects -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50875B.

Quick connects:


• ND marks record number of active oil wells in wake of war with Iran -- Dickinson Press
• North Dakota's oil and natural gas production increased in March -- Minot Daily News
• Port: On data centers, follow Armstrong's approach, not Burgum's -- Williston Herald
• Letter: North Dakota oil and gas industry needs continued support -- Bismarck Tribune
• Federal regulators host public comment session on Bakken East Pipeline in Bismarck -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota needs 'hundreds of billions of tons' of carbon for enhanced oil recovery -- Williston Herald
• Senator Cramer brings US Under Secretary of War for Acquisition, Sustainment to North Dakota -- WZFG
• PSC Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart discusses energy and landowner issues -- Dickinson Press
• Infamous Highway 1806 bridge, damaged during the DAPL protest, being replaced -- Bismarck Tribune
• Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors -- North Dakota Monitor
• Report finds ND keeps data center tax breaks hidden; researchers call for transparency -- Minot Daily News
• MISO pushes back on utility complaint over delays in competitive transmission bidding -- Utility Dive
• Governor Armstrong urges local input and transparency as interest in data center grows -- KFYR-TV
• Democratic-NPL Party chair to fill term for North Dakota lawmaker Rep. Liz Conmy -- North Dakota Monitor
• Issue spotlight: state's US House candidates weigh in on elections, mail-in voting -- North Dakota Monitor
• The Bright Side: North Dakota state parks launching largest expansion in fifty years -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota voters to decide single-subject rule for constitutional amendments in June -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe outlines election security ahead of June primary -- KFYR-TV
• EPA awards North Dakota nearly $10 million to make sure communities have safe drinking water -- KX News
• Federal appeals court asked to weigh in on lawsuit over North Dakota political ad law -- North Dakota Monitor
• Lawmakers, candidates trade barbs with Gov. Armstrong over campaign donations -- North Dakota Monitor
• Demand outpaces funding for North Dakota soil health and habitat program in its first year -- KFYR-TV
• Popular North Dakota conservation program could attract federal funding, support -- North Dakota Monitor
• Record level heat blankets central North Dakota; drought creeping into the west -- Bismarck Tribune
• About a dozen North Dakota communities propose sales tax increases this June -- North Dakota Monitor
• Billings County school bus rear-ended by DUI driver on Highway 85, NDHP says -- Dickinson Press
• Jessica Gillies announced as new Assistant Chief of Operations for Williston Fire Dept -- Williston Herald
• Williston protesters demand more transparency, regulation surrounding data centers -- Williston Herald
• McKenzie County moves forward on $500K EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Overweight trucks taking toll on county roads; commissioners ask sheriff for more patrolling -- The Journal
• City of Beulah holding off making changes to restaurant and lodging sales tax ordinance -- The Beacon
• Fire departments from North Dakota and Montana fighting grass fire 40 miles south of Wibaux -- KFYR-TV
• North Dakota legislators and state leaders launching survey on technology use in classrooms -- KX News
• MHA Nation joins over 70 North Dakota organizations in support of Together for School Meals -- KFYR-TV
• On day 1, NDSU's new president Marshall Stewart says he's invigorated to 'do more' -- Dickinson Press
• McKenzie County district dismisses for summer; superintendent reflects on year -- McKenzie County Farmer
• WCHS educator receives statewide excellence in social studies teaching award -- McKenzie County Farmer
• NDDPI has selected Crosby native Tessa Rindel as Divide County Teacher of the Year -- The Journal
• Divide County School District is holding its annual school board election June 2 -- The Journal
• Ray Public School looking to fill several open positions before beginning of next school year -- The Journal
• Schools' end brings call to prioritize recruitment, retention amid teacher shortages -- Minot Daily News
• Three terms are up on Beulah Public Schools' Board of Education for June 9 primary -- The Beacon
• Global warming is 'nowhere close to the world's top 5 or 10 problems,' Wright says -- North Dakota Monitor
• Hassett: Energy prices will drop 'like nothing you've ever seen before' when strait is reopened -- The Hill
• New US strikes in southern Iran further clouding the market view of how the crisis will unfold -- Oil Price
• US natural gas prices surge on lower domestic output and higher demand outlook -- Oil Price
• Americans' frustration with artificial intelligence is hardening into organized political opposition -- Quartz
• With oil becoming more expensive worldwide, old-fashioned coal is looking better to more nations -- WOAI
• Don't be fooled by Hormuz crisis?reality points to global oil demand sticking around -- City Journal
• Four western state governors, DOE alums launch coalition to promote geothermal energy -- E&E News
• Trump's war threatens to push gas prices past the record high under former President Biden -- E&E News
• Crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 2.8 million barrels in the week ending May 22 -- Oil Price
• EPA moves to create a speedy, agency-run permitting program for coal ash disposal -- E&E News
• Greenpeace's long war with pipeline titan Energy Transfer enters strange new phase -- The New York Times
• President Trump wants to help U.S. energy companies "gain access" in Central Asia -- The Hill
• Global energy investment set to jump to $3.4 trillion this year, International Energy Agency says -- Oil Price
• Climate change apocalypticism was always a fashion, it was never actually a cause -- National Review
• Northeast governors preach energy affordability as carbon taxes raise your bill -- Manhattan Contrarian
• Op-ed: Data vs. drama, the 20-year legacy of Al Gore's fabricated climate warnings -- Bjorn Lomborg
• The coal conversation: Why coal remains essential to America's growing energy surge -- RealClearEnergy
• It was never about climate, "protesters" ignore China pollution, target America instead -- American Thinker
• US, Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire; start new nuclear talks -- Associated Press
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Legacy Fund -- May 2026, Deposits -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50874LEGACYFUND.

Link here. 

From Alison's weekly top ND stories:

The graphs: 


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