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Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #193 | November 14, 2018
PLG Consulting’s president, Taylor Robinson, was part of Petroleum Connection’s 7th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference in San Antonio. The event was held in late October and over...
In no particular order, here’s some stuff that matters about the frac supply chain…
Map of 2018 total proppant...
Something Emerge Energy Services said about negotiations with contracted customers on their volumes this week stood out to us.
The agreement relates to in-basin purchase of Northern White frac sand to support Chesapeake and its completions program in the Pennsylvania's Marcellus and Powder River Basins in Wyoming. Also, the...
We break down the breaking news as it happens. In this piece, you’ll find analysis posted minutes after the latest frac supply chain press release. No regurgitation of the release,...
Analysis of the breaking Pioneer news to divest their frac horsepower into the hands of a third-party with a long-term agreement to use the equipment here. This is a big...
Keane Group is saying what every other pressure pumper and E&P has been saying, that the slowdowns experienced (due to lack of pipelines and exhausted budgets) are temporary, and that...
Who’s closing down, how much sand has been mothballed, and why.
Looking at oil prices, sanctions on Iran haven’t so much kicked in as shuffled onto the stage. Waivers granted to eight countries by the Trump Administration should mitigate the drop...
We shine the spotlight on a leading indicator that gives us reason for cautious optimism about Permian activity in week’s rig count update.
Last month, Pat Bowe gathered members of his family and drove down to the Maumee River to give them some insight into The Andersons Inc. — the grain, ethanol, rail,...
U.S. railroads moved 2,781,951 carloads and intermodal units last month, a 2.6 percent increase compared with volumes moved in October 2017, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data.
Reporting on Permian traffic incidents is a full time job these days, one that is best left in the capable hands of local news pros.
In 2014, SandBox Logistics retained Arrows Up to design a plastic fracking sand container. Little did either party know that the simple business deal would result in a contentious legal...
A Colorado company may scrap its plans for a Jackson County frac sand operation after a judge allowed a lawsuit by neighbors to proceed.
There were no injuries reported and the crew was fully accounted for as of this writing. Thankfully. We want to lead with that detail as it is the most important...
It’s official: public support for fracking has dropped considerably. But don’t take our word for it. Because the figures come from the government itself.
The anti-frac measure on the Colorado ballot was soundly defeated on November 6, 2018.
Popular accounts of shale oil and gas reservoirs are often riddled with errors and, even when technically correct, often misleading. As a shale petrophysicist, retired from Devon Energy, I thought...
Jason Spiess interviews Robert Smith with NOV Wellstream Processing about frac sand. The Smith segment starts around the 22-minute mark.
OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation service companies in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, which manages the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway...
In October 2018, members of the LaSalle County Mining Coalition hosted a tent at the LaSalle County Historical Society’s Burgoo Festival in Utica, Ill. to educate local residents and attendees...
California’s San Luis Obispo County failed to pass a fracking ban on Tuesday, as early votes showed more than 56 percent saying "no" to the measure. Reports from the county...
MSC Cruises today revealed it has entered the final phase of construction on Ocean Cay, its private island in the Bahamas, located 23 miles south of Bimini. After delays, the...
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