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Way back in March 2018, we speculated in this piece that Antero might be looking to vertically integrate sand mining, predicting that their most likely path forward would be building a regional / in-basin 2-2.5mmtpa greenfield mine (read more). It only took 3.5 years, but fast forward to today and …

In recent posts penned as natural gas prices surged, we’ve taken a look at rig and frac sand trends. We’d be remiss not to do the same in pressure pumping, where… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

In several posts this week (on frac crews and rigs), we’ve highlighted the natural gas upstream industry’s apathy to a substantial natural gas price move since 2Q21. How long will this go on? Our channel checks and public E&P commentary suggest… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

“Give me some good news for a change,” you say? Our pleasure! Here is a chart you cannot miss because it’s all anyone’s going to be talking about as tight oil gets shut in. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this …

In addition to the in-depth updates published over the past week, these 11 “quick hit” datapoints 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, you must …

Earlier this week, we published some notes from the road after spending time in the Marcellus/Utica frac supply chain last week. If you read that piece, you probably remember the section on the extremely busy Pilot Express fuel station near Steubenville, OH where we saw dozens of frac sand trucks …

A contingent of the Infill Thinking team ventured into the heart of the Marcellus/Utica play last week to gather some boots on the ground intelligence. Here are some of the things we saw, heard and learned on our trip. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …

Following our Appalachian oilfield trip last week, we are shining a spotlight on Marcellus / Utica drilling and completions trends in this edition of our regular weekly rig count.   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

We break down the breaking news as it happens. In this piece, you’ll find analysis posted minutes after the latest frac supply chain press release. No regurgitation of the release, just insights to help put it in context. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …

The Permian is the epicenter of the in-basin frac sand trend. Local sand sourcing is a trend that will be on display in full force in Ft Worth this week as upstream executives gather to talk all things Permian. But the magnitude of the trend’s reach into other geo-markets is …