What Happened: Yesterday evening, Liberty announced they are buying out PropX for $90mm. Here are our quick thoughts on the deal. 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 …
Read More »Trucking Is Emerging As The Most Concerning Chokepoint To Shale Growth Through 1Q22
Resourcing the last mile on frac jobs is tough now, but it could be EXTREMELY chaotic in Jan 2022, even by typical first quarter standards. 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 …
Read More »BRUTAL Business… A Second Sand Hauler Exits In As Many Days
Over the weekend we shared bad news about a large carrier closing shop. They weren’t the only sand hauler to call it quits last 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 …
Read More »Articulating A Vision For The Future Of Frac Sand [Panel Preview]
We are looking forward to participating in the Petroleum Connection’s 10th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference. In advance of the event, we tip our hat to our friends at the Petroleum Connection for a decade of fantastic events in this sector – that’s quite a milestone and this …
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 »US Silica’s Latest Frac Sand Market Outlook
US Silica provided their 2Q21 results and rest of year outlook this morning. Here is a digestible bullet point summary of the key market intel they shared… 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 »Update On Vaca Muerta Silos
Nearly a year ago, we “guesstimated” (and then confirmed) that the first NOV SandBank deployed to Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale (here’s a link). 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 …
Read More »In Other News… Eagle Ford Mine Reopens, Drop & Hook, Wet Sand, Hot Sand, E-Trucks, & More…
In addition to the in-depth updates published so far during this week in the frac research life, these 7 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 …
Read More »The Trucking Pain Point Is Officially A Major Oilfield Theme & A Key Shale Inflation Risk To Watch Into Mid-3Q21
An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: 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 »US Silica’s Market Outlook
US Silica provided their 1Q21 results and rest of year outlook this morning. Here is a digestible bullet point summary of the key market intel they shared… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
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