In addition to the in-depth updates Infill Thinking published this week, we hunted down a variety of miscellaneous datapoints from around the sandpatch that are deserving of a quick mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »A Pressure Pumper Breaks Their Silence… But Some Questions Linger, Especially Over “Clarabby Transactions”
For those looking to learn what exactly happened, yesterday’s communication is likely to be seen as a disappointment. Here’s what stood out as we read the SEC filing… 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 »More… Still More. Another Local Sand Plant Is Going Vertical In The Permian
Back in the heyday of the Permian local frac sand boom (2017), Infill Thinking was breaking news about an incremental Permian frac sand plant once a week it seemed. With the Permian now oversupplied, all’s been quiet on the greenfield construction front for the past year. Here lately, we’ve been …
Read More »Drip, Drip, Drip… Collecting Market Intel From 3 Oilfield Water Earnings Calls In 1 Day
The universe of publicly traded shale oilfield water companies is small (for now). But the universe of companies with material oilfield water handling exposure is… 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 »Permian Frac Sand Workforce Peaks & Dips For The First Time [Chart Of The Day]
Earlier this year, Infill Thinking predicted that the Permian frac sand workforce would peak during 2Q19. Analysis of 2Q19 actual workforce trends confirms the prediction has panned out. 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 »What Do Big Spring And Riyadh Share In Common Besides Lots Of Rigs?
Answer: HABOOB! And there was a huge one in the Midland Basin this week. Here’s around up of some of the best pictures posted by oilfield guys on social media this week… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Frac Sand Scattershooting [A Dozen Misc. Proppant & Last Mile Datapoints]
In addition to the in-depth updates Infill Thinking published this week, we hunted down a variety of miscellaneous datapoints from around the sandpatch in our research process this week that are deserving of a quick mention. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Oh and it’s total coincidence that the titles …
Read More »What Oxy’s Competing Bid Means For The Tight Oil M&A Landscape
When Chevron bid for Anadarko two weeks ago, the first line of Infill Thinking’s newsletter that day underscored the importance of Oxy’s failed bid. “The most interesting headline coming out of today’s Mega-Scale M&A news might actually be Oxy’s failed bid for Anadarko.” – Infill Thinking Headline From 4/12/19 Come …
Read More »Permian Sandpatch Scattershooting: 5 Market Datapoints That Matter
After a relatively quiet couple of weeks in the frac sand marketplace, chatter in the channels we check has picked back up a bit. Here are five things that matter that we’ve heard this week… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »13 Interesting Things We Read Last Week That Are Relevant To Frac Sand
We’ve been reading alot this week. We’ve also been curating a recap of items we read with the highest impact value for the frac sand supply chain. Enjoy… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
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