Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- March 22, 2024

• MHA Nation crosses milestone of producing a billion barrels of oil -- Minot Daily News

• No uplift for Bakken gas prices as supply glut continues -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• Steps needed for North Dakota to maintain role as energy leader -- Bismarck Tribune

• January oil production hits one-year low amid bitter cold snap -- Dickinson Press

• EERC gets $4.2M from federal government for more efficient hydrogen production -- Bismarck Tribune

• Testimony takeaways: Four key highlights from the four week DAPL protest trial -- Dickinson Press

• CO2 as a public commodity argued at South Dakota Supreme Court -- North Dakota Monitor

• Managers of North Dakota, Minnesota utilities score C- for new energy project progress -- InForum

• PSC approves permit revision for BNI Coal, adding 2,000 acres for Center Mine -- Center Republican

• Minnesota utilities hope surge of big-scale batteries helps transition to clean energy -- Star Tribune

• Dept. of Interior announces guidance for tribal communities cleaning up orphaned wells -- KX News

• Dakota Resource Council receives lots of money from Chinese front group -- American Experiment

• Tammy Miller not ready to walk away from 'great momentum' in governor's office -- Dickinson Press

• Strong oil and gas revenue, interest income filling coffers of state's general fund -- North Dakota Monitor

• Libertarian Party qualifies for North Dakota election ballot confirms Secretary of State Howe -- InForum

• Reclaimed ore, high prices mean Minnesota iron could head to North Dakota -- North Dakota Monitor

• Congressional age limit question set to be on primary ballot with 42K submitted signatures -- KFYR-TV

• $4.19M in Regional Workforce Impact Program grants to boost workforce solutions -- Minot Daily News

• Divide County approves final changes to zoning ordinance regarding solar facilities -- The Journal

• Minot Community Endowment Fund currently accepting applications for 2024 cycle -- Minot Daily News

• Roosevelt Custer Regional Council hosts State of the Region 8 meeting -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Childcare committee prepares its list of recommendations for Minot City Council -- Minot Daily News

• Northwest District Court hears arguments over Atlas Power Data Center civil lawsuit -- KFYR - TV

• Billings County challenges injunction halting Little Missouri River bridge construction -- Dickinson Press

• Stark County Road Department prepares proactive coordinated snow removal effort -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota and Midwest school bond, finance referendums face headwinds -- The Bond Buyer

• North Dakota university leaders testify on tuition assistance programs, competition -- Bismarck Tribune

• Divide County survey shows opportunity to improve from 'compliance' to 'commitment' -- The Journal

• North Dakota Superintendent candidate Jason Heitkamp: curriculum is "hurting education" -- WZFG

• Legislators want action on racial taunting; NDHSAA leader details strides made -- Bismarck Tribune

• Biden's SEC is trying to coerce companies into spouting anti-fossil-fuel propaganda -- Alex Epstein

• House Republicans kick off 'energy week' voting by passing pro-fracking, pro-oil measures -- The Hill

• With demand rising, US gasoline prices increased 4.4 cents last week for third week in row -- Oil Price

• Energy workers advocacy group urges House panel to investigate John Podesta -- The Center Square

• Solar eclipse warning issued as Texas power grid faces sudden, dramatic energy plunge -- Newsweek

• Global energy demand will outpace population growth through 2050, Kuwait oil CEO says -- CNBC

• Saudi Aramco CEO says transition failing, world should abandon 'fantasy' of phasing out oil -- CNBC

• Sixteen Republican-led US states sue federal government over ban on LNG export permits -- Reuters

• Energy industry execs cast doubt on future of hydrogen displacing oil and natural gas -- E&E News

• Biden administration's electric car fiasco is already causing an economic "bloodbath" -- Townhall

• US natural gas executives stress need for storage capacity to accommodate growth -- S&P Global

• Trump campaign promises 'Day One' reversal of Biden's anti-job EV mandate -- Fox News

• Sen. Manchin says lawmakers are 'so close' to reaching deal to reform permitting system -- The Hill

• Criminal "climate protesters" are the dangerous know-nothings of our time -- Real Clear Energy

• Proof that wind and solar are disasters, and not the energy America really needs -- Fox News

• AP's coverage of UN "Climate Red Alert" Is Nothing More Than a Red Herring -- Climate Realism

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- March 15, 2024

• NDPC program that brought Ukrainians to North Dakota oil fields ends -- ABC News

• Commerce Commissioner says ND energy future is phenomenal -- Minot Daily News

• Red Trail Energy ethanol plant first to enter carbon offset market -- Bismarck Tribune

• Oil and gas experts to gather at Williston Basin Petroleum Conference -- KX News

• US carbon pipeline company pledges no oil recovery, but Bakken drillers want it -- Dickinson Press

• Despite past statements, Summit officials now say CO2 pipeline could serve oil industry -- Star Tribune

• Anti-pipeline group plans voter referral of South Dakota 'Landowner Bill of Rights' -- Dakota Scout

• Environmental Quality releases ND climate plan; initial focus on existing programs -- Bismarck Tribune

• South Dakota solar farm to begin operation soon east of Rapid City, Basin buying power -- KOTA-TV

• Minnesota wind generation fell in 2023, natural gas generation way up -- American Experiment

• North Dakota taxable sales, purchases in 2023 up nearly 12% over previous year -- Bismarck Tribune

• Armstrong says experience a strength in bid to be North Dakota's next governor -- North Dakota Monitor

• 'Political outsider' Miller lays out policy positions in North Dakota governor race -- North Dakota Monitor

• Burgum suggests Kelly Armstrong isn't the right choice for governor; Armstrong responds -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota Emergency Commission approves $3.4M for Christmas ice storm -- North Dakota Monitor

• Dickinson to host multi-industry job fair for local employment opportunities March 19 -- Dickinson Press

• Alex Balazs emerges as 4th Republican candidate in North Dakota's US House race -- Dickinson Press

• Tioga native Bob Harms enters state Senate race unendorsed to succeed Rust in Dist. 2 -- The Journal

• District 38 Democratic-NPL Party endorsed Lisa Hermosillo for North Dakota House -- Minot Daily News

• Congress to Park Service: Keep wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park -- Dickinson Press

• Formentera Operations reports 300 barrel produced water spill southeast of Portal -- The Journal

• City of Killdeer unveils ambitious Comprehensive Marketing Plan to propel growth -- Dickinson Press

• Virtually all oil and produced water has been recovered from pair of reported spills -- Dickinson Press

• Census estimates indicate expansion in North Dakota's Bakken counties for 2023 -- Minot Daily News

• Steps are being taken to get two needed Mercer County positions filled for rest of 2024 -- Hazen Star

• Belfield City Council debates $9 million proposed water system improvement project -- Dickinson Press

• Ray school board members up for re-election are lone candidates to file for May 7 ballot -- The Journal

• T4 Summit in Bottineau gives area students tools to learn about workforce needs -- Minot Daily News

• Watford City to host T4 summit next month for area students in grades 6 through 8 -- Minot Daily News

• WBSD7 board unanimously approves Supt. Dr. Faidley's performance evaluation -- Williston Herald

• Public meetings set to discuss Williston Basin School District #7's bond referendum -- Williston Herald

• Oakes school bond fails, $14.8 million measure received just 42% support -- NewsDakota.com

• Decision to close McKinley and Bell Elementaries brings questions of enrollment -- Minot Daily News

• North Dakota providing more training for teachers on misconduct in the classroom -- Dickinson Press

• Unique scholarship opportunity for seniors interested in clean energy career -- Bowman County Pioneer

• EPA methane rule the latest battleground over whether agency has exceeded its authority -- E&E News

• Biden seeks $1.8B boost for EPA as he seeks to cement legacy of fighting climate change -- E&E News

• U.S. has shaken off its reliance on imports of fossil fuels for the first time in forty years -- Newsweek

• US leads global oil production for 6th straight year, record breaking average of 12.9M bpd -- Reuters

• US raises crude production growth forecast for 2024, lowered forecast for global growth -- Hart Energy

• US gas prices rise for 2nd straight week amid rising demand, ongoing refinery maintenance -- Oil Price

• U.S. power consumption will rise to record highs in 2024 and 2025 according to EIA outlook -- Reuters

• Bill to end Colorado oil, gas permitting could have $2B impact on tax revenue -- The Center Square

• Energy Workforce: US oil and gas jobs experienced 'slight gain' of 1,466 jobs in February -- World Oil

• US seeks to buy 3 million barrels of oil for SPR as one storage site winds down maintenance -- Reuters

• Declining demand for electric vehicles weighing on the nickel market; recovery possible -- Oilprice.com

• The high costs of New York's crazy climate law keep soaring, up to $1 trillion by 2050 -- New York Post

• More states join OK lawsuit against SEC over climate disclosure mandate -- Oklahoma Energy Today

• India added 2,120 megawatts of coal generating capacity in 2023 -- Not a Lot of People Know That

• America's grid needs reliable power, not more muddled green schemes -- Pacific Research Institute