Tag Archives: trends

Over the past couple of days, we’ve listened to the conference calls of Liberty, Patterson-UTI, RPC and Calfrac (together we estimate these pumpers have X% market share in Lower 48 frac market). Here are the key datapoints that have read-through to the broader frac market… Login to see the full …

As most Infill Thinking readers know, E&P operators often require their pressure pumpers to use multiple size grades on shale / tight oil wells. In fact, several grades are often used in the same stage. Is that about to change?   Login to see the full update… To read this …

1Q21 was a whirlwind in the frac supply chain. We relived it here. Now it’s time to turn our eyes ahead to 2Q21, and we look forward to starting to do that this week at the in-person frac sand conference in Houston hosted by the Petroleum Connection. To gear up …

Importantly as we listened to the oilfield’s commentary around energy transition this quarter, we were struck by the fact that oilfield management teams are optimistic not pessimistic about this. Remember SWOT analysis from business school? The oilfield is looking at energy transition as an “O” not a “T.” Login to …

Here are three charts updating the public E&P spending situation for tight oil, nat gas, and total Lower 48 in 2021 leveraging the latest Lium data with almost all the publics having now firmed up 2021 budgets and given 2020 actuals. Login to see the full update… To read this …

Oil price momentum continues. Good news from OPEC yesterday buoyed WTI above $65. What might $70 oil bring for Permian oilfield activity? The data scientists at Lium Research, our affiliate, had actually run the numbers on that very question a week before this latest oil price spike for data clients …

Wondering what shale spending is going to do in 2021? Our guest posts put their machines to work to find out! Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) …

We are excited today to share the results of our well-attended industry marketplace survey about the year-ahead outlook… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get Exclusive …

Chevron alone is about 15% of the public Lower 48 E&P spending programs we track, so they are a big swing factor. With Chevron announcing their official… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free …

We have fairly comprehensive visibility on 2021 E&P spending plans far earlier in the calendar than normal this year. Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get …