In several posts this week (on frac crews and rigs), we’ve highlighted the natural gas upstream industry’s apathy to a substantial natural gas price move since 2Q21. How long will this go on? Our channel checks and public E&P commentary suggest… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
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DSL Listing By 2022? Hope For The Best, Prepare For The Worst
This update is going to be about lizards. Specifically an elusive species that few people (if any) that live and work in the Permian have ever seen; but one that could none-the-less derail much industrial and economic progress in the most important oil Basin in the world. The dunes sagebrush …
Read More »10 Frac Supply Chain Trends To Watch As 2Q21 Begins
1Q21 was a whirlwind in the frac supply chain. We relived it here. Now it’s time to turn our eyes ahead to 2Q21, and we look forward to starting to do that this week at the in-person frac sand conference in Houston hosted by the Petroleum Connection. To gear up …
Read More »Implications To Keep In Mind As The Permian Freezes And Pads Shut Down
As E&Ps react to extreme temps in the Permian by shutting down fracs, we think through the ripple effects this will have in the oilfield marketplace… 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 …
Read More »Where To Next For Frac Sand? Will The Industry Ever Be Able To Extract Itself From This Mess?
The frac sand business finds itself between a rock and hard place these days. The rock is extreme… 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 »Ranking The Basins By 2021 Sentiment On The Completions Outlook [Thoughts & Chart Of The Day]
Relative to the lows of 2Q20, which basin will enjoy the best trends after the ball drops on a miserable 2020 and 2021 completions programs start to kick in? Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve touched base with a whole bunch of industry contacts in the process of…. There’s …
Read More »2021 Producer Perspectives – Peering Ahead As Operators Begin To Firm Up Next Year’s Business Plan
We hope everyone enjoyed the Labor Day holiday weekend despite the pandemic. For many oilfield business folks, this holiday traditionally marks 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 …
Read More »The Permian Frac Sand Market Could Get Interesting In 2021 [Chart Of The Day]
What does the future hold for the depressed local sand market out West? We blow the dust off our crystal ball and leverage some intel from our premium data service to try to provide some context here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »Mass Bankruptcy. What Does It Mean For “The 3 C’s” Of Oilfield Service?
It seems like every couple days another oilfield company declares Chapter 11. Against this bankruptcy backdrop, we consider the future of oilfield services… 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 »Frac Sand’s Downtrend Concisely Articulated
We believe this market color bears repeating verbatim here, and we quote: 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 …
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