As more results flood in from our 2022 survey, we are starting to see some key trends… 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 research …

An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: 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, …

Over the past week, we have processed capex spending updates from about 25 public shale E&Ps into our oilfield spending models. Data clients can access the latest operator-by-operator spending database here, which includes our 2022 expectations. Here’s a chart showing how things changed from our last update three months ago… …

Resourcing the last mile on frac jobs is tough now, but it could be EXTREMELY chaotic in Jan 2022, even by typical first quarter standards. 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 …

How much penetration could simulfracs get in the next couple years? Here’s the logic on setting sights on a target for 2023… 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 …

In several posts this week (on frac crews and rigs), we’ve highlighted the natural gas upstream industry’s apathy to a substantial natural gas price move since 2Q21. How long will this go on? Our channel checks and public E&P commentary suggest… Login to see the full update… To read this …

This update is going to be about lizards. Specifically an elusive species that few people (if any) that live and work in the Permian have ever seen; but one that could none-the-less derail much industrial and economic progress in the most important oil Basin in the world. The dunes sagebrush …

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 …

As E&Ps react to extreme temps in the Permian by shutting down fracs, we think through the ripple effects this will have in the oilfield marketplace… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial …

The frac sand business finds itself between a rock and hard place these days. The rock is extreme…   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 …

Relative to the lows of 2Q20, which basin will enjoy the best trends after the ball drops on a miserable 2020 and 2021 completions programs start to kick in? Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve touched base with a whole bunch of industry contacts in the process of…. Login …

We hope everyone enjoyed the Labor Day holiday weekend despite the pandemic. For many oilfield business folks, this holiday traditionally marks the…. 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 …

What does the future hold for the depressed local sand market out West? We blow the dust off our crystal ball and leverage some intel from our premium data service to try to provide some context here… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …

It seems like every couple days another oilfield company declares Chapter 11. Against this bankruptcy backdrop, we consider the future of oilfield services… 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 …

We believe this market color bears repeating verbatim here, and we quote: 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 research update newsletters High-caliber, data-driven analysis and commentary …