This week, Grapevine Texas is the epicenter of the frac sand industry as about 300 completions industry insiders have gathered for the 10th Annual Petroleum Connection Frac Supply & Logistics Conference. They came for the great content and networking. They stayed for the seafood tower (crab claws anyone?), sushi at …
Read More »As RFQ Season Approaches In Shale… Some Food For Thought
It’s almost that time of year again….. shale RFQ season is just around the corner. During October, vendor inboxes will fill with emails from customers asking for pricing / bid invitations and volume commitments if awarded. Here is some food for thought as this happens… There’s a lot more to …
Read More »US E&P M&A Cools In 3Q After 2Q Bonanza. Deal Sprint Before Year-End Coming? [Charts Of The Day]
2Q21 was the busiest quarter for US E&P deal flow since we started keeping track of significant E&P M&A transactions in 2017. Here’s an update on what’s followed that in 3Q… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »The Landowners’ Voice: Fixing The Pecos County Sinkhole Mess [Guest Post]
Orphan wells and groundwater pollution are hot button issues in the Permian these days, and likely to become even hotter topics in the days ahead. In that context, today’s guest post is extremely relevant… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Listening To The Customers – Cliff Notes On Nearly 20 E&Ps That Talked About D&C Programs Last Week
E&P earnings season is underway. Over the past few days, we’ve… One Key Underlying Theme: Public E&Ps are… 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 »EOG Expects To Drive Sand Cost Down Further Through 2022. But How At Today’s Rock Bottom Prices?
Why It Matters: EOG’s outlook is closely watched as they are the shale bellwether – so here we summarize what matters for the D&C market from their call, starting with an interesting comment on sand… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »The Most Important Things E&Ps Said Last Week…
E&P earnings season is underway. Over the past few days, we’ve… One Key Underlying Theme: Public E&Ps are… 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 »Oxy’s D&C Trends In Focus [Operator Spotlight]
Each week through the end of this month, we are illuminating the activity trend patterns of one large operator in the Lower 48 with hard data from Lium Research. While readers that provide services to these big E&Ps (or pay attention to company disclosures) might know their current rig count …
Read More »Photos From The Road – Permian Field Trip
It was great to be back out in the Permian Basin to meet with folks and visit various job sites this month. We posted 13 key observations in this recent post. Today, we wanted to share more boots on the ground insights from our trip and what better way than …
Read More »Chevron’s D&C Trends In Focus [Operator Spotlight]
Each week through July, we’ll be illuminating the activity trend patterns of one large operator in the Lower 48 with hard data from Lium Research. While readers that provide services to these big E&Ps (or pay attention to company disclosures) might know their current rig count or fleet count, tracking …
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