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Read More »The “Final Curtain” For Hundreds Of US Land Drilling Rigs?
While logging rig count activity trends, we take a look at the latest outlook from a leading contractor… 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 …
Read More »Misery Loves Company. Canadian & US Rig Contractors Weep Together
As the old adage and Metallica song go: misery loves company. With the US land rig count continuing to spiral downwards, it might be constructive for US contractors to commiserate with their Canadian compatriots. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Permian Operator Pieces Together A Produced Water Deal Puzzle. This One Is Complicated By E&P M&A…
This E&P company is one of those operators that has been actively (and publicly) evaluating strategic alternatives for their water business for much of the year. We wrote about their thinking on the process in May 2019 and again last month. This week we got the latest on management’s thinking …
Read More »Lower 48 Rig Contractor Shares Their Customer Survey Results On Rig Count Outlook
Taking a high-level look at upstream activity through the latest in rig count trends throughout the Lower-48. 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 »Local Sand Capacity In “No Growth Mode” Everywhere Except Two Regional Markets… [Chart Of The Day]
In past updates, we’ve shared a look at the local sand boom by “mine announced” date. Today, we are slicing and dicing the data a slightly different way to provide a look at how capacity has come online in this chart of the day update. Local sand capacity has entered …
Read More »As US Land Rig Count Threatens To Break Below 800, Contractors Hang Their Hopes On A Christmas Bounce?
The normal playbook for land drilling c-suite commentary at this point in the year is highlight for investors the coming reset in customer budgets in early-2020. One of them did that last week, but also went a step further… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »TAMS Is On A Supply Chain Efficiency Mission [Silica Valley Series]
We are picking back up our Silica Valley Series today with a look at Scarco Service’s Transportation Asset Management System (TAMS) software platform. TAMS was built from an oilfield service company’s perspective to lower costs and create visibility across the entire completions cost structure. There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »Rig Efficiency Trends Continue To Tell A Tale Of Two Cities…
The picture remains about the same as it has for this entire cycle, showing a stark bifurcation between the… 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 »County Officials Vote Thursday On The Second Local Bakken Frac Sand Mine Site
Here’s what comes next for Asgard’s planned Mercer County frac sand production facility per various local officials… 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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