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US Silica provided their 1Q21 results and rest of year outlook this morning. Here is a digestible bullet point summary of the key market intel they shared… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

Why it matters: Aggressive recruitment from new entrants in the frac supply chain can signal shifts in the competitive landscape and rate/cost structures. Drivers are a hot commodity and in short supply. What’s New: Several weeks ago, we flagged a new entrant in sand hauling: 5f. The app-based hauler was …

Three weeks ago, we wrote about a new Permian sand mine opening. Now we know the rest of the story…. 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 …

A data-driven look at operating activity trends for the West Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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, …

On their earnings call this week, Halliburton stated that rebalancing underway in the frac market right now is setting up a price recovery for pressure pumping in 2022. Absent some big shift in the current trajectory, we aren’t so sure… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …

We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… 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 …

Sure, companies have developed coping mechanisms, but it’s still a big risk in the medium- to long-term outlook for U.S. oil production… 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 …

We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… 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 …

In 2021, NWS and out-of-basin regional sands are finding some pockets of opportunity for re-entry in the Texas market. And we believe this is almost entirely due to… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

First the freeze. Then the wind. Lost days continue piling up for the Texas frac industry in 1Q21… feature image photo credit 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 …