Friday, July 31, 2026

Rail Crunch Leaves Oil, Wheat Stranded Out on Canada’s Prairies

From Bloomberg Farmers wait months to deliver grain to elevators due to competition for limited rail cars –  shortfall comes amid growing demand from other sectors, including frac sand and crude oil A shortage of rail cars in Canada is leaving grain and oil shipments stranded on the prairies, sending crude prices plummeting and leaving farmers in a cash crunch.

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Continental Chairman Harold Hamm Would Be Finance Chair for Kevin Cramer’s Potential Senate Race

From the Associated Press/Tacoma News Tribune North Dakota Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer says billionaire oilman Harold Hamm has agreed to be his finance chairman if he runs against Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in November. Hamm is the chairman of Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources Inc., which is one the oldest and biggest oil drillers in North Dakota. The oil tycoon also