Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- November 3, 2023

• Chevron's Hess acquisition expected to revitalize Bakken shale volumes -- Oil Price

• Summit Carbon Solutions outlines changes in ND CO2 pipeline route -- Ag Week

• MDU Resources reports net income of $74.9M in third quarter -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND DEQ to hold multiple listening sessions on reducing pollution -- Bismarck Tribune

• Exxon completes acquisition of carbon capture, storage leader Denbury for $4.9 billion -- Carbon Herald

• Ownership of state's top oil producer changing hands; industry outlook is positive -- Bismarck Tribune

• Oil, produced water spill endangers farm and range lands in western North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

• Proposed Heartland Hub hopes to show hydrogen energy economy is more than just hype -- MinnPost

• Summit Carbon Solutions CEO undeterred by folding of Navigator CO2 pipeline project -- S&P Global

• Concentrating solar-thermal power for North Dakota; state's researchers see big potential -- KX News

• Recently-appointed executive director of North Dakota Republican Party Roetman resigns -- WDAY

• Doug Burgum presidential campaign announces he's close to qualifying for third debate -- KX News

• No mechanical issues, failures in crash that killed ND senator and family, report says -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota News Cooperative announces new public opinion research service -- KX News

• Preliminary numbers for North Dakota summer tourism season show continued growth -- KFYR - TV

• 3 small businesses receive grants through Bank of Tioga's REV pitch competition -- Minot Daily News

• Dickinson, NDDOT, Apex Engineering Group unveil $17M infrastructure projects -- Dickinson Press

• Northwest North Dakota construction projects continue despite snowfall, freezing temps -- KFYR - TV

• Final 2024 McKenzie County budget approved by county commission -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Crosby Spirit Fund's 2024 Community Enhancement Grant applications are now open -- The Journal

• Williston prepares to harvest City Christmas Tree; traffic delays expected November 7 -- KX News

• Tourism is the 3rd largest industry in ND; native communities have sights set on growing it -- KX News

• First snow of the season: Bowman region hit back-to-back by rain and snow -- Bowman County Pioneer

• 'Magical Medora Christmas' tour returns to Tioga, Williston, Watford City in November -- The Journal

• Sandi Sanford, local legislators Boehm, Tveit, Novak address District 33 GOP fundraiser -- Hazen Star

• Stark County Association of Deputies rolls out Second Annual Hat and Mitten Drive -- Dickinson Press

• Rugby Superintendent McNeff named North Dakota's Superintendent of the Year -- Dickinson Press

• Future Coyotes: A look at the Williston Basin School District's new no-cost preschool -- KFYR - TV

• Center Stanton Public Schools close for snow day after first taste of winter -- The Center Republican

• Beulah Public School requesting bids for roof repair; deadline to submit November 8 -- The Beacon

• Homeschooling is the fastest growing area in K-12 education -- Committee To Unleash Prosperity

• Dickinson State University eyes future in history studies with notable appointments -- Dickinson Press

• Major coal producer Indonesia shelves decarbonization for prosperity and security -- Real Clear Energy

• Michael Bloomberg's $1 billion anti-coal assault on the reliability of the electric grid -- Robert Bryce

• Biden embarks on tour of rural America to push "climate-smart" ag investments -- Mpls Star Tribune

• Oil prices could be pushed into 'uncharted waters' if the Israel-Hamas war escalates -- Minot Daily News

• Growing global gas supply, resilient long-term demand seen through 2050 -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• BP seeks joint ventures around US onshore natural gas fields to expand production, cut costs -- MSN

• Biden Alaska oil plan alarms industry, discourages development on North Slope -- BNN Bloomberg

• US field production of crude oil rose to new monthly record in August at 13.05 million bpd -- Reuters

• Biden administration puts $1.3B toward new power lines; expected to add 3.5 GW of capacity -- The Hill

• US reviews of gas-export permits slow from 7 weeks to 11 months or more under Biden -- Reuters

• Why the US offshore wind industry is in the doldrums; inflation and high interest rates -- Energy Central

• Biden-backed wind power company cancels New Jersey projects despite $1B in subsidies -- NY Post

• The crippling problem of renewable energy cannot be solved; backup is expensive -- UK Telegraph

• Senators' letter rehashes flawed arguments about effect of major industry mergers -- Energy In Depth

• Biden's hysteria-based climate and energy mandates are disastrous for Americans -- Fox News

• The era of "unquestioned and unchallenged" climate change claims is over -- Climate Change Dispatch

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- October 27, 2023

• ND transmission lines to receive millions in federal grid funds -- Bismarck Tribune

• $465M grant for power grids and what it means for North Dakota energy -- KX News

• North Dakota gas prices now 10 cents higher than national average -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota sees slight growth in August oil production -- McKenzie County Farmer

• North Dakota residents invited to share ideas for reducing CO2 emissions -- Minot Daily News

• Burgum presidential campaign meets donor threshold for 3rd debate; polling a hurdle -- Dickinson Press

• Burgum completes signing of special session bills, partially vetoes one creating red tape -- KFYR - TV

• Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs; foreign-born population jumps 13% in one year -- NPR

• North Dakota Legislature rewrites provisions of budget bill, ends special session in 3 days -- Fox News

• North Dakota Legislature passes concurrent resolution affirming support for Israel -- KX News

• Snow piles up in North Dakota as region's first major snowstorm of the season moves east -- KX News

• Main Street ND Summit in Watford City postponed due to inclement weather -- Minot Daily News

• Ward County, Surrey, Burlington and Minot officials discuss federal funding for projects -- KFYR - TV

• Produced water spill reported by XTO Energy in Dunn County; all has been recovered -- KX News

• Mercer County reinstates moratorium on solar development for further clarification -- The Beacon

• Alexander, Williston fire departments respond to oilfield fire in McKenzie County -- Minot Daily News

• Wrigley concludes Williston School Board broke open meetings law two years ago -- Bismarck Tribune

• Port: Two North Dakota universities nearly lost millions to 'social engineering' fraud -- Dickinson Press

• Williston Basin school board accepts assistant superintendent's voluntary resignation -- Williston Herald

• Legislature advances bill that retains funds for inflationary CTE construction costs -- Minot Daily News

• Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education project grants available -- The Center Republican

• Ray school board plans for roof repairs, new bus barn, and expanded commons area -- The Journal

• Native prairie project to start, restore former Ramstad Middle School site -- Minot Daily News

• Garrison Elementary new addition the first of its kind in McLean County -- McLean County Independent

• Oil and gas industry cheers victory of pro-fossil fuel new House Speaker Mike Johnson -- Politico

• House passes energy, water funding bill under new speaker with big cuts for renewables -- The Hill

• Chevron's $53B Hess deal supercharges portfolio, opens door to Stabroek -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• U.S. oil deal-making reshaping energy landscape amidst ExxonMobil, Chevron megadeals -- World Oil

• Ford reports $1.3 billion loss on EV sales in 3Q, $62,016 for every EV it sold -- Robert Bryce

• US Dept. of Energy plans to buy 6M barrels of crude for strategic petroleum reserve at $79 -- Oil Price

• Honda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends its deal with GM -- Ars Technica

• Why the shine has come off clean energy stocks, inflation a big factor -- Wall Street Journal

• Wyoming bets on retrieving 200 million barrels of untapped oil from Mowry Shale -- Cowboy State Daily

• Cancellation of a major CO2 pipeline renews debate about state hurdles, viability at scale -- E&E News

• Current wave of refinery capacity expansion 'likely to be the last' according to IEA -- S&P Global

• Shell to cut 15% of low-carbon jobs, scales back hydrogen business in overhaul by CEO -- Reuters

• The Fed's new climate mandate tells banks to fret about unknowable risks -- Climate Change Dispatch

• Climate summit: Energy transition without oil and gas industry doomed to fail -- EnergyInDepth

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- October 20, 2023

• PSC to hear local ordinance arguments in Summit pipeline case -- Bismarck Tribune

• $3.5B for electric grid projects; largest project includes ND -- Bismarck Tribune

• Two ND coal programs praised in recent federal review -- KFYR - TV

• ND posts record natgas production for 2nd straight month -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• EERC receives over $12M for continued study into critical minerals, salt caverns -- Bismarck Tribune

• MDU customers to see a decrease on monthly electric bills beginning in November -- Bismarck Tribune

• Jumpstarting oil boom developments; Minot eyes growth potential of stalled projects -- Minot Daily News

• Transmission lines in ND to receive millions through new federal grid investment -- Bismarck Tribune

• Union, Burgum, other GOP candidates say EVs could hurt jobs. Are they right? -- Dickinson Press

• Justin Gerhardt named to District 34 seat left open after death of Senator Doug Larsen -- KX News

• Legislative Management Committee meets to discuss special legislative session -- KFYR - TV

• Burgum's presidential campaign remains largely self-financed over last three months -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota has once again ranked most dangerous state in nation for workers -- Dickinson Press

• Democrat Katrina Christiansen announces her second bid for North Dakota US Senate seat -- AP News

• PERS board won't take active role in consideration of new bill impacting its makeup -- Bismarck Tribune

• AmeriCorps and City of Beach team up for community revitalization initiative -- Dickinson Press

• Reported Caliber Midstream produced spill near Arnegard is more than originally thought -- KX News

• State Water Commission approves $8M in cost share requests for area projects -- Minot Daily News

• Federal investigations cast shadow on Dunseith manufacturing facility development -- The Journal

• Dickinson Police Department celebrates promotions of two of its seasoned officers -- Dickinson Press

• Stark County Commissioner Messer Elected Vice President in NDCCA Leadership -- Dickinson Press

• New manager wants to make Job Service workforce center "a go-to place" -- Williston Herald

• Legislation proposed to protect Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park horses as public trust -- Dickinson Press

• 15 student teachers leading ND classrooms in wake of emergency amendment -- Bismarck Tribune

• First bison capture at Theodore Roosevelt National Park since 2021 set -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Fifteen student teachers leading ND classrooms in wake of emergency amendment -- Bismarck Tribune

• Divide County school board to focus on building student test scores, engagement levels -- The Journal

• Sanford inducted into the North Dakota University Accounting Hall of Fame -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Tour shows progress on on Broadway Circle and Center for Technical Education -- Minot Daily News

• Hazen Middle School art students demonstrate their desire for peace through posters -- Hazen Star

• North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders rejuvenates teachers with annual conference -- KX News

• North Dakota Department of Agriculture celebrates Farm To School Month with a contest -- InForum

• US oil is back, even ExxonMobil's $60B deal isn't the biggest signal; production at all time high -- NBC

• New golden era for US natural gas storage; intermittent demand, prices driving interest -- S&P Global

• What to know about the 7 winners of Dept. of Energy's $7B for regional hydrogen hubs -- E&E News

• US is set to add 8.6 GW of natural gas-fired electric generating capacity in 2023 says EIA -- Oil Price

• Biden admin will ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil and gas in exchange for election reforms -- The Hill

• Alaska industrial development agency sues federal gov't over canceled oil leases -- Alaska Beacon

• Feds OK TC Energy gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over enviro protests -- AP

• Disciplined oil and gas companies successful in winning back investors -- Oilprice.com

• Biden's green energy loan czar Jigar Shah busted for pay-to-play scheme -- Free Beacon

• Biden admin to pour $3.5 billion into grid projects that benefit pro-Democrat union -- Daily Caller

• The fabled greenhouse gas methane; negligible contribution to warming -- Climate Change Dispatch

• How groupthink, misinformation and lack of correction undermined climate science -- Roger Pielke Jr.

• Steve Milloy: Biden's kamikaze climate plan for the US economy; China not on board -- The Hill

• Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore joins climate change skeptics -- Washington Examiner

• Reality bites: Why wind, solar and electric car advocates must also love fossil fuels -- Forbes

• Green hydrogen needs vast subsidies; Costs 5 times more than H2 from natgas -- Master Resource