Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- May 28, 2021

• Judge will not let ND intervene in Dakota Access dispute -- Bismarck Tribun

• ND Congressional delegation reacts to pipeline ruling -- Williston Herald

• Momentum builds to expand Bakken Restart model nationwide -- Williston Herald

• Soybeans and 'green diesel' will combine through two ND plants -- Fargo Forum

• Bakken looking to grow oil reserves on EOR, improved technology -- NGI

• Oasis to offer $400 million in senior notes to finance QEP purchase -- Williston Herald

• Oasis is selling Permian assets for half what it paid in 2017 -- Williston Herald

• DAPL supporters/detractors will wait until 2022 for answers on key permit -- KFYR-TV

• Creedence Energy Services testing for more eco-friendly well production -- KXMB-TV

• Liberty looks to transform as activity in North American shale picks up -- Williston Herald

• MDU gas customers to see higher rates for 16 mths due to Feb. price spike -- Bismarck Tribune

• Redistricting session could be earlier than expected -- Prairie Public Radio

• North Dakota Ethics Commission advances $10 food/drink limit -- Bismarck Tribune

• Ethics Commission future workload uncertain, yet to hear a single case -- Bismarck Tribune

• Grassroots committee forming to protect North Dakota's constitution -- Williston Herald

• Top North Dakota investment official resigns for Alabama position -- Bismarck Tribune

• Port: State Investment Board may limit members' interactions with the press -- Dickinson Press

• Electronic land posting available for North Dakota landowners -- Bismarck Tribune

• Throwback Shirt Guy gives back to his Belfield High alma mater -- KFYR-TV

• McKenzie County provides school districts with $5 million -- McKenzie County Farmer

• ND asked to comment on how DPI should use federal aid -- KXMB-TV

• North Dakota's economic outlook improves as COVID-19 wanes -- Associated Press

• Gasoline prices on the rise, impacting summer travel -- KFYR-TV

• Possible future road projects for Beulah area, 4-lane Hwy 49 -- Beulah Beacon

• City hires architect to explore community center expansion -- Tioga Tribune

• Days of rain have been a 'godsend' for parched area -- The Journal

• Minot City Council re-examine economic development strategies -- Minot Daily News

• Williams, McKenzie and Divide counties all lag in vaccine numbers -- Williston Herald

• Three county cowboys to be inducted into Hall of Fame -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Williston Basin API annual golf tournament is on for July 8, 9 -- Williston Herald

• Milloy reads riot act to ExxonMobil management on climate -- JunkScience.com

• IEA says feasibility of Biden's energy transition is questionable -- IER

• Experts to Biden: You can't go green without getting serious about mining -- Inside Sources

• Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision -- Associated Press

• Biden turns back on energy workers, wants to empower states to block pipelines -- The Hill

• Economics improving in shale basins but operators hold steady -- S&P Global

• Colonial hackers' secret weapon: Self-promoting cybersecurity firms -- ProPublica

• After Colonial Pipeline hack, US will impose cyberattack reporting regs -- Wall Street Journal

• Cabot and Cimarex high-profile merger creates a new $17B shale giant -- OilPrice.com

• Responding to Senators, Glick agrees FERC not stall on gas projects -- S&P Global

• OPEC will force overproducing members to comply and compensate -- OilPrice.com

• Time to take a fresh look at neglected coal and nuclear power -- Inside Sources

• NERC: Summer energy shortfalls? Transition may threaten reliability -- Utility Dive

• Utilities' spending on electric distribution systems continue to increase -- EIA

• Pew Poll: Two-thirds of Americans don't want to phase out fossil fuels -- Energy in Depth

• America needs more oil and gas pipelines to keep fuel affordable -- Dallas Morning News