The great local sand rush of 2017-2018 has clearly slowed down here as sand prices have dropped into a trough (we estimate Permian FOB mine prices are down some 65% y/y). What’s going on with operations though? Is more sand still to come? We take a look in this data-driven …
Read More »5 Quick Hits From The Latest Oilfield Service IPO Filing: More Frac Newbuilds, Follow-Me Rigs, Silica Regs and more…
Diversified oilfield service provider Quintana Energy Services Inc. filed an amended S-1 this week for their $160mm IPO. The company operates a diverse roll up of product service lines consisting of directional drilling, pressure pumping (209k frac HHP), pressure control, and wireline services. From Mid-Con roots, Quintana’s footprint has spread …
Read More »After A Few More In-Basin IPOs Like Vista, Frac Sand Stocks Will Outnumber Offshore Drillers 2 To 1
Late Friday afternoon, Vista Proppants and Logistics formally announced their intent to go public. The Vista S-1 is packed with interesting revelations. If you don’t have several hours to pore over its 278 pages, here are our CliffsNotes: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »A Blank $300 Million Check And Big Brand Name Recognition – OFS SPAC IPO Friday
There is a new oilfield service company scheduled to price a $300mm initial public equity offering on November 3. This isn’t an ordinary IPO though – it is a blank check company backed by some oilfield industry titans. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Quick Takeaways From A Regional Frac Sand Player’s New IPO Filing
Preferred Sands filed for IPO on Thursday. As Infill Thinking readers already know, Preferred has two in-basin mines under development in the Permian Basin and one in the Eagle Ford. Besides what is arguably the coolest team picture to ever grace any SEC filing, the company included quite a bit of …
Read More »$6.2 Billion Worth Of Oilfield IPOs Are Evidence Of A Race To The Bottom
It won’t come as a surprise to most of our readers that a slew of O&G IPOs are coming to market. Instead of rubbing our hands together with excitement, perhaps we should be wringing them in worry. We are now monitoring about 20 US onshore oilfield IPO deals collectively sized at …
Read More »Horsepower Feeding Frenzy In The Permian As ProPetro Launches The 2nd Frac IPO Of The Year
Following the well received initial public offering floated by Keane Group (ticker FRAC) in January, ProPetro filed for their IPO on Wednesday. They take the ticker PUMP – stale oilfield comp sheets are getting a trendy new makeover. This Permian pumper is going to grow fast – sign in to read all …
Read More »FRAC IPOs Return… Literally. Meet The Next Public Completions Outfit
Frac IPOs are back. We mean that literally because the company about to make its public debut will trade under the ticker FRAC. This week, Keane Group Inc., owner of the 7th largest US frac fleet and employer of 1,251, filed an S-1 for a potential IPO. The company is …
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