Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 23, 2018, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed:
45% of all the oil rigs in the country.: Permian Basin rig count rises for third straight week, tops 450Â via @mwtnews
Yep.: Oil prices around $70 a barrel could benefit the U.S. economy by bolstering the recovering energy industry without curtailing demand via @WSJ
Like my daddy always said, hope in one hand, spit in the other, and see which one fills up faster.: Scientists hope new enzyme will ‘eat’ plastic pollution @CNN
This is never good.: Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampedeÂ
Nothing to worry about here.: Trump blasts OPEC, says cartel is keeping oil prices ‘artificially very high’ and that ‘will not be accepted’Â
Leveling off?: Oil dips as rising US yields steer bullsÂ
The fakest #fakenews story you will read this week. Mind-numbingly false.: Despite Disappointing Returns, Oil Driller Pushes Ahead with Fracking Near Rare Texas WildlandsÂ
Who writes these headlines? #smh: Down in Saudi Arabia, they’re partying like it’s 2008Â via @gadfly
Something that needs doing.: Improving Permian Basin roads via @OdessaAmerican
Great idea. Count me in!: On Earth Day, let’s appreciate fossil fuelsÂ
That’s all for today.  Check back in tomorrow for another dozen Things You Need To Know In Oil And Gas Today.
