There’s always a risk of reading too much between the lines when analyzing executive comments. But the use of the word “first” to describe an in-basin mine in a recent investor presentation could have big implications. Does it foreshadow some in-basin capacity consolidation? There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »Two Industrial Mines In Louisiana Turn And Face O&G Buyers In The Haynesville, Austin Chalk, And Marcellus [Exclusive Conversation With CEO]
You probably saw this press release yesterday from Shale Support announcing in-basin M&A. We spoke by phone today with Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Bowen and got the full scoop. In addition to sand specifics, one of the big takeaways for us was that exploratory drilling and completions could heat up …
Read More »Will We Look Back At The Concho / RSP Deal As The Start Of Tight Oil Consolidation? [New Discussion Thread]
There’s a new thread over in our members-only discussion forum. In it we question whether the big Permian M&A deal this week marks the start of a push for scale. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »OneStim Is Just BlueStim Now – Weatherford/Schlumberger JV Breaks Up, Replaced With Outright Pressure Pumping Sale
The OneStim JV between Schlumberger and Weatherford contemplated in March of 2017 has broken apart. Instead, Weatherford sold off its idled pressure pumping business to Schlumberger. What does this mean for the players and the market? We have some thoughts here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Independent E&P Consolidation Is The Future. Is 2018 The Year? [Guest Post]
Experienced E&P strategist Paul Sparks has been thinking about the future of what today is a highly fragmented E&P industry. As the US unconventional business matures, will it always be run by 50+ public Independents and hundreds of smaller privates? Or is mass consolidation the future? History and some of …
Read More »Unimin + Fairmount Santrol Becomes A Reality
Unimin and Fairmount Santrol have decided to combine in a merger expected to close mid-2018. The deal will create the largest frac sand supplier in the US. The merger of these two sand bellwethers has been rumored “seriously” since October and “casually” since well before that. In fact, back in …
Read More »Forum’s Revenue Inversion & M&A Strategy Underscore A Seller’s Market Developing In NAM Completions
On Tuesday, Forum Energy Technologies said their NAM completions business has become their largest revenue generator. Completions and production/infrastructure (C&P) segment revenues contribute 80% of the global oilfield products company’ top line. Moreover, 85% of Forum’s sales are onshore and 80% come from North America (NAM). This is a company …
Read More »Borr Drilling Is… The Most Interesting Offshore Driller In The World
Friday was a big day for Borr Drilling. First the Schlumberger deal “an industry first” and now consolidation of stranded newbuilds. Borr is fast becoming the most exciting name to watch in offshore drilling. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Some Initial Thoughts On Reports That Unimin Is Buying Fairmount Santrol
Here’s what you need to know about the rumors that Unimin is buying Fairmount Santrol. 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 …
Read More »Let’s Make Offshore Drilling Investable Again. Exploring The Link Between Scale & Value As Consolidation Begins
Tuesday was a day of dichotomy for the notion of operational scale in offshore drilling. Even as one drilling contractor paid penance for scale bought long ago, two others ignited the next round of consolidation, extolling the virtues of operational scale in this disaggregated sector. Taken together, these two news items …
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