Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- June 24, 2022

• U.S. oil producer Hess accelerates plan for fourth ND shale rig -- Reuters

• Researchers dig deep in ND coal seams for rare earth elements -- Bismarck Tribune

• Nebraska tribe seeks enviro review of CO2 pipelines -- Energy News Network

• Port: Are we going to accept rolling blackouts as our new normal? -- Fargo Forum

• McLean County okays meteorological towers to measure wind -- McLean County Independent

• North Dakota higher ed committee discusses EERC project -- Dickinson Press

• Despite challenges, many bright spots shine in ND construction industry -- Grand Forks Herald

• Fourth straight quarter of double-digit growth in North Dakota taxable sales -- KFYR-TV

• High diesel fuel costs hurting truckers and farmers in South Dakota -- SD News Watch

• McKenzie County Sheriff investigating reports of stolen crude oil -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Stark Co. Sheriff Corey Lee to face unexpected challenger in November -- Dickinson Press

• Tioga elects layperson Kayelee Hamers as municipal judge -- Tioga Tribune

• Dickinson considers sales tax increase measure for November ballot -- Dickinson Press

• Groundbreaking held for new Veterans Office in White Shield -- McLean County Independent

• Long X Arts hires full-time artist to bring new skills to Watford City -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Grants to ND camps provide educational opportunities to kids this summer -- KFYR TV

• ND School Board Assn withdraws from national organization over Biden letter -- Grand Forks Herald

• Teachers around the Northern Plains learn about lignite and its uses -- KX News

• Mandan, Williston men named to ND public school education board -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota's small schools fight for their survival -- Governing

• Why Biden's attacks on the oil and gas industry are "absolutely insane" -- Michael Shellenberger

• Biden "ideas" reveal White House doesn't knows how energy markets work -- American Energy Alliance

• Energy crisis making aggressive green agenda look like peacetime luxury -- Washington Examiner

• Proposed, under construction, abandoned: Six key US oil/gas pipeline projects -- Construction Dive

• Oil price tumbles below $110 as fears of recession intensify -- OilPrice.com

• Permian crude oil rig count flat, Eagle Ford tally increases -- Nasdaq.com

• Gas-burning crypto firm Crusoe buys its modular data center partner -- Data Center Dynamics

• Bitcoin's intensive energy demands are sparking a crypto backlash -- Yale Environment 360

• Utilities expect energy crunch to continue for years with possible rolling blackouts -- Daily Journal

• Electric grid reliability concerns could prolong coal plant use -- Energy News Network