2020 starts off much the same as 2019 ended in the oilfield water management industry: with M&A news. Two acquisitions were announced on Monday from undisclosed sellers (although we have heard some guesses about who one of those might be). Meanwhile, oilfield water M&A this year has a different feel …
Read More »Extending The Trend In Rockies Local Sand
In a data-driven update earlier this week, we noted that local sand capacity growth has stalled most everywhere with a couple exceptions. And a couple days later, here we are adding another mine in one of those exception basins! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »Local Sand Capacity In “No Growth Mode” Everywhere Except Two Regional Markets… [Chart Of The Day]
In past updates, we’ve shared a look at the local sand boom by “mine announced” date. Today, we are slicing and dicing the data a slightly different way to provide a look at how capacity has come online in this chart of the day update. Local sand capacity has entered …
Read More »Tying It All Together: Mapping Logical Destinations For Utah Local Frac Sand [Part 4/4 Utah Sand Series]
We may be wrapping up our Utah frac sand spotlight series today, but our coverage of this emerging local sand market doesn’t end here. We’ll be reporting on the local sand story in Utah as first shipments begin later this year, reporting on adoption trends, competitive dynamics, quality, surety of …
Read More »Southern Red Sands Spotlight After CEO Chat [Part 3/4 Utah Sand Series]
In an exclusive series of updates over the past couple of weeks, we have been analyzing frac sand market conditions in the often overlooked Utah completions market where big changes are happening in the supply stack. In this third installment of the series, we shine a spotlight on one new …
Read More »How Much Local Utah Sand Will Be Devoured? A Look At Demand And “Uniquely Utah” Logistics Issues [2/4 Uinta Sand Series]
In a research update last week, we shared exclusive details on the local frac sand production scene in the state of Utah. In the second installment of our three-part series on local sand in the Uinta Basin, we discuss proppant demand and logistics in this unique completions market. There’s a …
Read More »Utah, Get Me Two! Uinta Basin Greenfield Frac Sand Update [1/4 Utah Sand Series]
Utah local sand is coming. It’s coming faster than some folks might think. So we applied our kind of mining to the situation: data mining, public records mining, and interviewing regional contacts to learn more about the situation. Here’s what we know at this point in part one of an …
Read More »An Invitation To Join Us To Discuss Oilfield Water Management
This June 21st in Downtown Houston, US oil industry leaders will gather to discuss oilfield water’s evolving business model, market structure, and finance trends. Oilfield Water: Identifying & Financing The Right Solution is the first-ever conference devoted entirely to the business side of oilfield water. This segment now poses structural …
Read More »Managing Produced Water The Rocky Mountain Way… A Chat With Expedition [Aqua Men]
Oilfield water management’s rapid evolution from cottage industry to stand-alone business is attracting dozens of new players (and capital) across the entire water value chain. As startups join stalwarts in a business model revolution, our Aqua Men series brings this fast developing space to life. This is the second profile …
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 …
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