Hard to believe, but there are only six weeks left in the first half of the year. And what a first half it has been for the Permian Basin frac sand story. This year, the Permian Basin sand land grab burst on the scene like TNT, capturing the entire industry’s attention and …
Read More »Construction Imminent On TWO Black Mountain Permian Frac Sand Mines. 8mmtpa Designed Capacity Confirmed
Black Mountain’s message to the market has been that they would build one 4mmtpa frac sand plant in the Permian first with more facilities on their extensive 26,000 acre footprint to follow at future dates. We’ve recently heard some chatter about the company shifting to a two site initial roll …
Read More »Wrapping Up An Ugly Earnings Season For Sand, Fairmount Santrol Breaks From Consensus On Three Key Points
This earnings season has been rough on the sand stocks. The sell-off appears to be the classic case of a crowded trade. Sand stocks we monitor had increased 433% from the bottom about this time last year. In the past three weeks (as they reported 4Q16 earnings), they’ve fallen 30%. Big Oil …
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