On a chilly Permian morning a couple weeks ago, we spent some time with the management team behind a new, rapidly growing last mile solution. This week, the team is mobilizing a game-changing new hardware competent, which we are able to break the news on today. Here is what we …
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A New Last Mile Software Solution With Roots Deep In Trucking Just Hit The Market [Silica Valley Series]
This is the fourth installment in our Silica Valley Series which shines the spotlight on an increasingly critical part of the frac value chain: new software solutions in the last mile. A crop of new entrants are improving the frac sand industry’s “mind-muscle connection” on the highways from origin to …
Read More »As Unbundling Spreads, A Leading Pressure Pumper Says It Doesn’t Work [Customer Commentary Recap]
In our latest round of channel checks, we continue to hear more E&Ps direct sourcing and more openness among pressure pumpers to allow E&Ps to sand their own frac jobs. That said, some pumpers are still working hard to challenge the narrative. The customer is always right, so here’s what …
Read More »New Pressure Pumping Points In An Old Narrative
As oilfield service earnings season winds down, the 1H19 pressure pumping narrative is now pretty well established. Here’s what we heard this week that’s a little bit different and off the beaten path… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »OCTG 1H2019: Is The Writing On The Wall? [Guest Post]
Susan Murphy knows OCTG. She is also a repeat contributor to Infill Thinking’s Friday guest post series and a fellow “petro-nerd” who we always enjoy comparing notes with on oilfield trends. Here’s how she sees the business climate in this important vertical as 2019 gets underway… There’s a lot more …
Read More »“Propveyor” – Plans For A New Permian Sand Midstream Solution Unveiled Thursday [Exclusive]
Infill Thinking learned about a new midstream concept for Permian Basin frac sand logistics that was later discussed publicly for the first time. 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. …
Read More »With The Brakes “Full On” In Canada, Drilling Rig Migration Into The Lower 48 Is Worth Monitoring This Year
In our regular weekly update this week we take a look at a potential capacity injection from the north. 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 »A Dozen Firsthand Observations From The Dune Sand Production Corridor [Permian Perspective Part 2]
Our series of takeaways from a week invested in the Permian Basin gathering firsthand intel continues with this update. 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 »Our Dallas Members-Only Meetup
About 50 Infill Thinking members came out for our first meet-up of 2019 in Houston in early February. It was a great time. Now we have two more exciting member networking events on the schedule: Permian and Dallas! Login to get the details… There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »US E&P Budgets Sink Sharply Into The Red, But Devon’s Delaware Plan Is A Bright Spot
Over the past several days, E&P capex budget news has been categorically negative. Some of the biggest cuts we’ve seen yet have been announced while other E&Ps have cut back their preliminary 2019 spending guidance. Check out the latest budgets and totals we are are tracking here… There’s a lot …
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