Thesis tracking on recent prediction about more NWS by rail challenges shows evidence piling up. Plus, are the silica dust rules for mines about to change? 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 …
Read More »Is NWS Growth Landlocked? Rail CEOs Are Getting Grilled Today Amid Lurid Complaints Of Unreliable Service
NWS is more expensive, but it’s more reliable and if you pay for it it will definitely be there on time. Right? Right guys? Hmm… 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 »2 Smart Takes On The Latest Shots Fired In The White vs. Brown Sand Debate
A big study was recently released finding favorably for Northern White Sand vs. in-basin sand. See what some smart completions engineers with ties to in-basin sand think here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »For Northern White Sand, A Strange Zenith Emerges In This Dystopia
Setting aside what we all know about frac sand demand in 2Q20 (volumes are terrible), there are some interesting gives and takes at play when it comes to Northern White Sand (NWS) vs local sand market share trends this quarter. Check this out… There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »Frac Sand Market Datapoint Roundup: 8 Interesting Things We Noticed Over The Past Week…
In this update, we’ve carefully curated eight notable frac sand market datapoints, most of which came to light in the past seven days. These are mostly skimmed from… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »US Silica Outlines SandBox Changes & Sand Mine Rationalization Expectations As Proppant Earnings Season Gets Off To A Rough Start
Rough start to frac sand earnings season – a start inline with the implications of Union Pacific’s earnings a couple weeks back. US Silica’s stock performance on their earnings release this morning (-30% intraday) reminds us this morning that bad news is never priced until it happens. There’s a lot …
Read More »Proppant Inventories Swell
Prior to 3Q18 earnings season, we singled out inventory trends for the frac sand producers as an underappreciated financial metric worth keeping an eye on. While many analysts do a good job of keeping up with volumes, pricing, and contribution margins, we believe that inventory balances and turns can also be …
Read More »Analysis And Context On The Newest Unbundled Operator’s Supply Agreement
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 …
Read More »Frac Sand Take-Or-Pay Contract Settlement Negotiations Intensify Amid Market Turmoil
Something Emerge Energy Services said about negotiations with contracted customers on their volumes this week stood out to us. 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 …
Read More »This Week In Frac Sand, Divergent Datapoints Reveal A Tale Of Two Cities
Our channel checks reveal that the pain being felt by Northern frac sand producers continues to escalate at a rapid pace. Read the latest developments in the supply stack disruption rippling through this important completions segment here. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
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