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Energy Week Podcast is sponsored by Drillinginfo. Get a free trial from Drillinginfo by going here - http://bit.ly/2CQPgvkEllen’s visit with Saudi Shoura Council – learned about what council does and how situation for women is changing in Saudi Arabia. http://bit.ly/2DZw8f1New Mexico and fracking: - https://lat.ms/2I9TRfbPermian is not just in Texas, also extends to New Mexico. What do companies do about water?1) price 2) environmental agencies 3) local interestsfor some, drilling oil wells can being needed access to water but others may be negatively impactedproducers being proactive in how to handle water issues with communitiesTrouble in EIA data collecting land - http://bit.ly/2DZHVtMlag between data reported to EIA and TRC – EIA shows difference½ rigs in the nation are in Texas so the difference in reporting is noticeable Total and Exxon to drill ultra deep well in Mexico in October - http://bit.ly/2GfcAcwBig companies not put off by anti-foreign oil company rhetoric in upcoming Mexican electionChina offers oil futures contracts in Yuan - https://on.wsj.com/2DYVY34Is there a future in oil contracts denominated in a currency other than the dollar?- used to be in pounds sterling- dollar picked up steam in 2nd half of 20th c - pre WWI almost all trading in pounds- mid-1920s almost equal between dollar and pound- post-WWII dollar became favorite -1970s still 1/5 denominated in pounds sterling- possible but just not the renminbi nor the time for renminbi?New on Forbes: How Trump, Bolton And Pompeo Pushed Oil Prices Higher - http://bit.ly/2DWqYAt