Over the weekend, it felt like oil was going to $200 as President Trump escalated. And Monday morning, WTI was down 10% to $88 as President Trump de-escalated. It’s gotta be real tough to make a living predicting geopolitics these days! It’s also gotta be tough for E&Ps to make …
Read More »Examining A Hidden Source Of Well Cost Inflation In The Iran War Era
Today we wanted to follow up on two key trends we’ve been researching and writing about with new data. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new …
Read More »See You Next Week In Houston To Talk Frac, Supply Chain, Logistics & Completions!
On Tuesday next week, we look forward to seeing many Infill Thinking members in person again for the Petroleum Connection’ 11th Annual Frac Sand Industry Update at the Houston Petroleum Club. Our Lium Research / Infill Thinking team is excited about several discussions we’ll participate in on the conference stage, …
Read More »Is The Oilfield Service Pricing Pendulum Swinging Back To Service Providers?
Will this oil price rip trigger a margin expansion story in oilfield service? Here we discuss some recent data points we’ve collected from the field, plus context from many years of covering OFS cycles – we’ve seen this movie before! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …
Read More »Takeaways From An Industry Event On Energy For AI Data Centers
Some key points about the state of play in the power gen industry with a focus on data centers after catching up with industry friends at a conference… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »First Sign Of Wartime Tight Oil Response? A Permian Leading Indicator Jumps… [CHART OF THE DAY]
You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please …
Read More »2026 Formal Shale Capex Budget Analysis Pre-War [DATA ALERT]
Login to see data takeaways from another collection effort by our top tier data team! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or …
Read More »Will E&Ps Add Activity To Capitalize On Oil Prices Even Though Inflation’s Back?
As oil prices surge, we ran another round of field checks to check on E&P D&C appetite… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill …
Read More »There’s One Word At The Tip Of Everyone’s Tongue In Frac Right Now…
As oil prices surge, we ran another round of field checks and there’s one word on the tip of everyone’s tongue at this point in the post-war shock… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »$90 WTI!! Is It Drill Baby Drill Or Chill Baby Chill?
As oil prices surge, we ran some field checks to see how US onshore activity is responding. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill …
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