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The Coloradan E&P industry is braced for the earth to move beneath their feet, and tolerance for QHSE risk is about zero among the operators navigating this challenging regulatory landscape. When we talk with our O&G contacts in the Rockies, regulation invariably comes up. So here’s an update on where …

Much is being written about Chevron bidding $33bn to take over Anadarko this morning, and rightly so. Instead of yet another transaction rehash, here are four quick thoughts on our mind after waking up to the news this morning: … There’s a lot more to this story… To read this …

In research, going down one path often leads to another. And that’s often when things become most interesting. While updating our recycled water leader board chart, first introduced in 4Q18, we got side-tracked by a quick thought exercise. In this update, we use operator spending budgets in conjunction with their …

2019 E&P capex budget expectations have devolved fairly rapidly, worn down by macro erosion and crude oil price volatility. Over the past several months, multiple Infill Thinking updates have warned that 2019 E&P budgets (which initially pointed to spending increases) were at risk of contracting into negative territory in the …

Some of the most important numbers of early-2019 are trickling out and we’re tracking them here so you don’t have to. There’s a lot more to this story… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a subscriber. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) …

WTI at $42 on Christmas Eve was something that that almost no one expected on Halloween. The chief debate that oilfield suppliers are grappling with in early-January is how macro volatility will impact 2019 E&P capex spending, and as such, jolt the addressable US onshore market. We provide analysis in …

Equally as important as the 2019 spending program figures being released this season is the accompanying management commentary. In fact, this is actually more important than the headline numbers in some cases. We discuss what has caught our eye so far in the 2019 planning season and also provide readers …

Environmental protection groups are seizing upon a lapse in a legal compromise (a lapse that Infill Thinking broke the news about five weeks ago) in their latest effort to apply pressure to the Feds to list the lizard as an endangered species. Punching above its weight, the little dunes sagebrush …

The water recycling stigma in the frac supply chain has been pretty much squashed this year. There’s a lot more to this story… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a subscriber. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Subscribers get Exclusive research update newsletters High-caliber, data-driven …

In a three-part series starting with this update today, we preview cutting edge completions logistics themes to watch in 2019. In this part one, we discuss how industry perception of last mile logistics risk has changed (and why) along with a warning against complacency. We also discuss the cornucopia of …