This week at the Petroleum Connection’s frac sand conference in San Antonio, we were honored to conduct a “fireside chat” with one of the most respected executives in the industry – Ron Gusek, President of Liberty Oilfield Service. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Mini-Mobile And Mini-Minimalist. 2 Permian Frac Sand Growth Projects Could Be Online Imminently [Exclusive]
There is talk in frac sand inner circles this week about two capacity additions we’ve previously written about. Feels like these may becoming reality now… 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 »The Beginning Of An Asymmetric Frac Sand Mining Recovery?
3Q20 was an up quarter sequentially in the proppant industry. We estimate demand increased x-x% from the 2Q20 bottom. But not all mines are sharing equally as volume edges upwards off the bottom… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »Liberty Responds (Indirectly) To A Peer’s Sweeping Supply Chain Reform With Their Own View On The Topic
An interesting conversation was had on Liberty’s earnings conference call this week that is directly related to a recent Infill Thinking exclusive report. 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. …
Read More »BIG Change Arrives In A BIG Frac Supply Chain? [Exclusive]
There is ample talk in the frac market this week about a potential deal with big implications for the oilfield value chain… 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 …
Read More »How Does In-Basin Sand Supply Distribution Line Up With Completions At The Bottom? [Chart Of The Day]
With US onshore activity limping up from the bottom of a harsh downturn, we asked the question – how well did the frac sand industry do in matching supply to demand regionally? We all know that sand producers…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »The Re-bundling Revolution [Friday Guest Post]
We are honored to carry this very important post from a supply chain strategist at one of the top three pressure pumpers in the US on a potential change in the oilfield marketplace – rebundling in the frac supply chain… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …
Read More »Frac Sand Bankruptcy Monitor – 2 Notable New Developments
Two new developments crossed the transom in ongoing frac sand restructuring cases that are worth a mention over the past week or so…. 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. …
Read More »More Direct Sourcing Debate Reaction – Historical Context & A New Angle To Consider In Frac Procurement Models
Since the Liberty / Schlumberger transaction was announced, the direct sourcing trend has become a hot topic again. I don’t know about you, but it’s nice to be talking about something other than bankruptcy and downturn trends again! Unbundling in the completions supply chain has gone mainstream over the past …
Read More »The Ins & Outs of OCTG Inventory in 2Q20 [Friday Guest Post]
Our Friday’s in September guest post series starts off with a bang today. We are always excited when Susan stops buy, and her data driven insight continues to shed light on an opaque oilfield niche market… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
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