Over the past couple of days, we heard from the management teams of Patterson-UTI, Schlumberger, and Core Lab. Here’s what’s… 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 …
Read More »Seems Impossible, But Things Got Worse Between Black Monday & Friday The Thirteenth [Notes From The Field]
As last week wore on, we had hoped it would get better. It did not. We had also hoped that our initial concern expressed on Tuesday was overstated when we wrote then that the swiftest shale pullback in history could be imminent. It was not. As the week wore on, …
Read More »Thinking Through The 2H19 E&P Spending Setup [Chart Of The Day]
After updating our company-by-company E&P capex model this week, we’ve concluded that… 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 …
Read More »Will The 2019 E&P Capex Story End Like 2018? First Quarter Actuals Might Be The Canary In The Coal Mine [Chart Of The Day]
Whelp… this chart doesn’t bode well for oilfield service markets in 4Q19… Are we on track for a repeat of last year’s budget exhaustion woes? 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 »Schlumberger’s Outlook For The US Completions Supply Chain [5 Things To Know In A 5-Minute Read]
In a five-minute read, here’s what completions supply chain pros need to know about Schlumberger’s market commentary Thursday morning… 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 »In Other News… Jump-starting Greenfield Construction?, Big Blue, Unbundling Nuggets, LML Notes, Rockies Rife With Regulatory Risk…
In addition to the in-depth updates published early this week, a few other interesting items crossed our desk. 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 …
Read More »E&P Budget Revision Risk Bites
This week, a negative revision risk we’ve been highlighting surfaced in the form of a swing from growth to contraction. After digesting, we zoom out to look at US spending trends as a whole. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »It’s Early, But Here Are The Most Important Things Oilfield Service Customers Have Said About 2019
Equally as important as the 2019 spending program figures being released this season is the accompanying management commentary. In fact, this is actually more important than the headline numbers in some cases. We discuss what has caught our eye so far in the 2019 planning season and also provide readers …
Read More »When It Rains, It Pours
While we were getting drenched in the MidCon this week, the sky was falling in New York too. 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 …
Read More »Halliburton Issues A Rebuttal And An Endorsement
No EPS or EBITDA or financial speak to give you tired-head. Just the market intel that really matters curated from Halliburton’s earnings conference call on Monday April 23. Oh and also the fireworks… lots of fireworks. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
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