A clearer picture begins to emerge about what Covia’s capital structure and financial statements will look like post-Chapter 11… 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 »How Does In-Basin Sand Supply Distribution Line Up With Completions At The Bottom? [Chart Of The Day]
With US onshore activity limping up from the bottom of a harsh downturn, we asked the question – how well did the frac sand industry do in matching supply to demand regionally? We all know that sand producers…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Top Ten 3Q20 Updates
With 3Q20 earnings season commencing for the oilfield this week (Schlumberger reports on 10/16/2020), we too are taking a look back at 3Q20 performance here at Infill Thinking. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »The Wall Street Journal Just Wrote Frac Sand’s Obituary. Here’s Our Take, A Palate Cleanser & A Pick-Me-Up…
This week, the esteemed Wall Street Journal went to town on frac sand, all but declaring the sector dead. The piece has some elements that we commonly find in anti-O&G hit pieces, but it is more a diatribe describing the industry’s economic trials and tribulations than any thing else. The …
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 »The One Chart That Says It All About US Frac Sand Supply/Demand
What a wild crazy insane ride the past five years have been in frac sand. This chart pretty much sums it up folks (click the chart to see it full size in a new window). Chart is followed by a couple observations… There’s a lot more to this story… Login …
Read More »In Other News… Water Midstream Deals, 2021 E&P Capex Anxiety, Last Mile Contests & A Big Win? Hat Tip To One Of Our Own, & More…
In addition to the in-depth updates published during another interesting week in the frac life, these quick hits also crossed our desk and are worthy of a mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »The Re-bundling Revolution [Friday Guest Post]
We are honored to carry this very important post from a supply chain strategist at one of the top three pressure pumpers in the US on a potential change in the oilfield marketplace – rebundling in the frac supply chain… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …
Read More »Something Notable On The Mobile-Mini Plant Front
Prior to the March 2020 oilfield crash, the in-field frac sand mining trend was poised for take-off, but the downturn obviously derailed this. Now this week…. 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 »A Penny On The Dollar For NWS Investments Gone Bad
A long-marketed Northern White Sand asset package finally found a buyer last week…. for what we estimate is a penny on the dollar relative to invested capital. This deal… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
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