We hope everyone enjoyed the Labor Day holiday weekend despite the pandemic. For many oilfield business folks, this holiday traditionally marks the…. 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 »Where Exactly Are The First Signs Of Life Appearing In Rig Land?
Finally! Rigs are going back to work here and there… 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 Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please …
Read More »Historical Context As The Rig Count Slide Continues
Rig count remains under pressure, slipping AGAIN this week, down five and now threatening to move down into the 220s next week. Here are two… 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 »Drilling Market Share Changes From Top To Covid Bottom
This week we take stock of market share evolution in the US onshore drilling business during these crazy Covid times… 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 …
Read More »In March, Two Land Drillers Had More Active Rigs Than The Entire US Does Today & They Agree There Is Still Downside
In this week’s rig count update, we shine a spotlight on a squishy bottom and lack of visibility in the US land rig market where two contractors took a different tone to discussing the bottom than one of their peers’ bolder statement several days earlier… There’s a lot more to …
Read More »The Most Important Thing To Watch This E&P Earnings Season If You Are An OFS Provider [Chart Of The Day]
With E&P earnings heating over the next 7-10 business days, one critical thing we’ll be watching closely is how…. 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 …
Read More »Brief Notes On The US Completion Outlook From Thoughts Shared By Three OFS Leaders This Week
Over the past couple of days, we heard from the management teams of Patterson-UTI, Schlumberger, and Core Lab. Here’s what’s… 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 …
Read More »These E&Ps Haven’t Publicly Quantified 2020 Crisis Capex Cuts Yet [Budget Revision Watch List]
As 1Q20 E&P earnings season gets under way, there are just a handful of US E&P operators that haven’t publicly disclosed how much they’ll cut their 2020 spending programs in the wake of the crisis. There are some common traits shared by some of these companies including… a) gas exposure …
Read More »Schlumberger Estimates 100+ US Frac Crews Will Still Be Active At The Bottom [Live Blog Complete]
Towards the end of Q&A during today’s call, came perhaps the most interesting thing that management said about the US market all morning. Specifically, Schlumberger was asked where the US frac fleet count might bottom. Management used the opportunity presented by this question to refute some of the doomsday frac …
Read More »A 2nd Round Of Negative Revisions Well Underway As E&P Spending Cuts Now Top $25 Billion [Real-Time NAM E&P Capex Budget Monitor]
Here are the E&Ps that have publicly announced cuts in the wake of the Sunday, March 8, oil market collapse…. 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 …
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