Bakken

The Petrodollar is gaining strength. So is the Petroruble, to coin a phrase.
Yes, that was a pun.
The truth is that over the last twelve months, oil prices have been gradually and steadily on the increase.  At the beginning of 2017, the price for a barrel of crude was about $56.  It sunk gradually until June of last year, bottoming out in the mid $40’s, and has been on the rise again ever since.

The tribal nations are opposed to the pipelines based on potential threats to the environment.

Wall Street is the government, and the New York Times is right across town.  Maybe that’s all you need to know to understand what’s happened.