Saturday, August 3, 2024

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- August 3, 2024

Summit pipeline enters final permitting stages in Minnesota -- North Dakota Monitor

Rob Port: Anti-carbon dioxide pipeline rally in Bismarck bombs -- Fargo Forum

Public quiet during input session on proposed natgas rate increase -- Dickinson Press

ND Soybean Processors set grand opening as operations begin -- Dickinson Press

Minnesota regulators green-light first-of-its-kind $106 million natural gas 'innovation' plan -- E&E News

Judge throws out remaining claims in oil pipeline protester's excessive-force lawsuit -- Bismarck Tribune

Minnkota told CO2 ordinance 'will undoubtedly prompt' state legal action if enforced -- Bismarck Tribune

Greenpeace director is on leave after a $300 million lawsuit for obstructing DAPL -- Inside Sources

NorthWestern Energy deal to acquire larger share of Colstrip power plant -- Montana Free Press

Basin Electric's Horizons Committee dives into the economics of hydrogen -- Basin News Center

Record-breaking heat dome sparks safety alerts, wildfire concerns in southwest ND -- Dickinson Press

North Dakota State Fair releases 2024 attendance; calls event 'resounding success' -- KFYR - TV

Independent candidate who tried to recall Burgum makes ballot for North Dakota governor -- KFYR - TV

NASA astronaut and first North Dakotan in space honored with Rough Rider award -- Dickinson Press

Summer storm disaster declared in central North Dakota following flooding -- Office of the Governor

Feds propose expanding public access to elk hunting on 4 North Dakota refuges -- Grand Forks Herald

Daycares face long waiting lists; staff shortages, limited space affecting availability -- Crosby Journal

Alumni from all generations of Belfield are set to gather for special reunion weekend -- Dickinson Press

Ward County commissioners cutting budget proposing increased property taxes -- Minot Daily News

City Council approves preliminary budget; reserve amount comes under scrutiny -- Minot Daily News

Members of the NDACo visited the Oliver County government offices and staff -- The Center Republican

Minot's Sixth Avenue intersection to close August 6; closure anticipated until Sept -- Minot Daily News

Bowman County High School athletic facilities receive shiny new upgrades -- Dickinson Press

Literacy Task Force meets to discuss literacy rates and to help students with dyslexia -- KFYR - TV

New Divide County superintendent already experiences warm welcome from community -- The Journal

Dickinson State professor leads innovative STEM Peace Camp with $10,000 grant -- Dickinson Press

Health care career info to be offered at Bowman, other area schools -- Bowman County Pioneer

Evaluating the election to choose who will lead North Dakota public schools -- Public News Service

Commission approves zoning details as Williston prepares for construction of new school -- KFYR - TV

Much-attacked final Title IX rule goes into effect, still blocked in North Dakota -- North Dakota Monitor

BSC launches office of workforce development; polytechnic center expected before winter -- KX News

Celebrating 50 years of history and education at Knife River Indian Villages -- The Center Republican

Chevron is moving its corporate headquarters from California to Texas -- David Blackmon Blog

Kamala Harris' campaign reverses earlier anti-fracking stance and no longer supports a ban -- Fortune

Kamala Harris promises she won't kill fracking despite years of saying she would -- Daily Caller

Kamala Harris backflips on opposition to fracking, but has her opinion changed -- Energy In Depth

Biden administration says it has replenished strategic oil reserve after Russia war drawdown -- The Hill

US natural gas futures jump 4% to a one-week high on forecasts for record-breaking heat -- Reuters

SCOTUS seeks Biden administration's input on requests to freeze EPA's new climate rule -- E&E News

VP contender Governor Andy Beshear treads a fine line in ruby red, coal-heavy Kentucky -- E&E News

U.S. LNG exports dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally, new study finds -- World Oil

United States to drive 60 percent of non-OPEC output growth in 2024: Goldman Sachs -- Rigzone

US oil/gas rig count rises in July in biggest monthly hike since Nov 2022 says Baker Hughes -- Reuters

India expects to boost crude refining capacity by around one-fifth to 6.2 million bpd by 2028 -- Oil Price

An awful thing to waste ? the push to consume more natgas close to where it's produced -- RBN Energy

Petroleum-based products are indispensable in process of increasing electrification globally -- Oil Price

Pipelines connecting busiest Texas oil fields to critical export hub nearly out of space -- BNN Bloomberg

US Senate Energy panel approves bipartisan bill streamlining energy permitting -- North Dakota Monitor

Time to make permitting easy again, streamline the burdensome federal process -- Wall Street Journal

No, CNBC, home insurance premiums are not increasing due to climate change -- Climate Realism

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