Why it matters: Aggressive recruitment from new entrants in the frac supply chain can signal shifts in the competitive landscape and rate/cost structures. Drivers are a hot commodity and in short supply. What’s New: Several weeks ago, we flagged a new entrant in sand hauling: 5f. The app-based hauler was …
Read More »2021 Frac Bottlenecks: Updates On The Sandemic & Tight Trucking Situations
It’s Tuesday February 9, 2021, and frac sand and the hauling thereof are still tight. Here is the latest intel from our channel checks on the ongoing frac supply chain tightness: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »Last Mile Problems Make An Earnings Season Appearance
An thorn in the side of the frac industry that we’ve been reporting on for over a month has surfaced on an earnings call…. 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 …
Read More »Making Pneumatics Great Again? New Last Mile Equipment Demos In Texas… [exclusive]
Infill Thinking exclusive on new wellsite storage solution developments… 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 expired, please email …
Read More »Anecdotal Evidence Keeps Building Saying… Yes, A Run On Sand Is Underway
A quick follow up to our longer piece over the weekend flagging the fast tightening sand spot market after more channel checks on Monday… 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 …
Read More »The Permian Sand Market Got More Interesting Over The Weekend, & Other Proppant Market Buzz…
Snow, trucking, and is there as much sand available as you thought??? We discuss all this and more with an update of the latest proppant market buzz. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »Tense Trucking Situation Persists As Getting Sand To Fracs Proves Difficult In Early-2021
An update on the transportation issues ripping through the frac market after additional channel checks 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 be a member. If you are new to Infill …
Read More »One-On-One With Ron Gusek About Libertized Frac Sand
This week at the Petroleum Connection’s frac sand conference in San Antonio, we were honored to conduct a “fireside chat” with one of the most respected executives in the industry – Ron Gusek, President of Liberty Oilfield Service. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Liberty Responds (Indirectly) To A Peer’s Sweeping Supply Chain Reform With Their Own View On The Topic
An interesting conversation was had on Liberty’s earnings conference call this week that is directly related to a recent Infill Thinking exclusive report. 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 »BIG Change Arrives In A BIG Frac Supply Chain? [Exclusive]
There is ample talk in the frac market this week about a potential deal with big implications for the oilfield value chain… 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 …
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