Saturday, May 25, 2024

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- May 24, 2024

• NDPC among trade groups suing BLM over "deficient" final leasing rule -- World Oil

• State's oil production decreased 2%, natural gas up slightly in March -- The Journal

• Interior awards $25M to North Dakota to cap abandoned wells -- Minot Daily News

• Jason Bohrer: Let's set the record straight on carbon capture -- Bismarck Tribune

• Coal Creek gets substation permit; could expand power use on local data centers -- Bismarck Tribune

• Energy committee focuses on natgas, pipeline issues; legislators examine policies -- Minot Daily News

• Becker falsely claims to be only House candidate with energy industry endorsements -- Dickinson Press

• Coal industry endorses Julie Fedorchak in GOP House primary after Becker attack -- Dickinson Press

• BLM announces oil and gas lease sale in North Dakota, Montana scheduled for July 16 -- NBC Montana

• BLM rule on coal leasing in the Powder River basin won't have much of an impact in ND -- Prairie Public

• USDA announces $83M for fertilizer projects, including N. Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota -- Dickinson Press

• PSC approves MDU agreement with Ellendale data center; could ease utility bills -- Bismarck Tribune

• Minnesota lawmakers adopt permitting reforms aimed at helping achieve climate goals -- E&E News

• Port: Group backed by Bismarck lawmaker promotes falsehoods about voting records -- Fargo Forum

• Piepkorn criticizes Burgum administration, critique Miller's Legacy Fund oversight -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota's top election officials talk electoral process, safety and security -- Bismarck Tribune

• 'Find the Good Life' has more money and movers; still too early to judge success -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota is one of the top destinations for Gen Zers to move to, finishing ninth on list -- Newsweek

• North Dakota's Legacy Fund is now valued at approximately $10.55 billion -- North Dakota Monitor

• Chair of North Dakota Ethics Commission Paul Richard announces intent to retire -- Dickinson Press

• Despite legislative efforts, North Dakota child care workforce challenges persist -- Bismarck Tribune

• 'No question that the governor is under consideration': Cramer talks Trump's potential VP -- KFYR - TV

• Asphalt truck overturns on Hwy 2 west of Minot; driver seriously injured -- North Dakota Highway Patrol

• Sheriff's office responds to propane scare caused by Mercaptan on CR30 -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Lightning strike causes wildfire at Knife River Indian Villages National Historical Site -- Minot Daily News

• Oliver County commissioners and NextEra discuss speed limit, dust control -- The Center Republican

• Bowman zoning commission rejects APEX Energy wind construction permit -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Over 1,000 help Fort Stevenson break record for simultaneous s'mores-making -- Dickinson Press

• Low pay, political pressures among reasons for teachers leaving profession -- North Dakota Monitor

• Plans to consolidate offices within Williston Basin School District have been tabled -- Williston Herald

• Longfellow Elementary students raise over $29k for new playground equipment -- Minot Daily News

• Grenora Public School Board names Tony Holecek as new school superintendent -- Williston Herald

• Twenty-one students from Divide County High School walked across graduation stage -- The Journal

• Center-Stanton school board approves teacher contracts, new K-6 curriculum -- The Center Republican

• Ethanol farmers find a new subsidy savior: Biden pushing it for "sustainable" jet fuel -- National Review

• China makes further inroads into Iraqi oil as the two sign deal for new gas field development -- Oil Price

• The H stands for hype; New York Times calls hydrogen a "renewable energy source" -- Robert Bryce

• Biden administration releases 1M barrels of reserve gasoline in effort to lower prices at pump -- The Hill

• US LNG pause opens up opportunities to Middle East gas producers, Woodside CEO says -- Reuters

• Guyana has emerged as a significant contributor to growth in the global supply of crude oil -- EIA

• Congressional committee to probe whether oil industry colluded to artificially inflate prices -- S&P Global

• Review of EPA's carbon rule shows how much new regulation could alter electric industry -- E&E News

• Trump rakes in millions at Texas fundraisers, promising pipelines and fracking on fed land -- Reuters

• Supreme Court appeal shines light on the left's dark money climate lawsuit machine -- Daily Caller

• No, Washington Post, Houston's mosquito problem isn't driven by climate change -- Climate Realism

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