Results from the April 21, 2021 Frac Sand Digest Survey
In our inaugural, informal, unscientific survey in the Frac Sand News Digest, we asked people two questions. Really, it was the same question from two different angles. We asked if they foresaw any of the following issues having a major impact (positive or negative) on their business in the next 12 months. Here are the […]
Golf Anyone?
The Petroleum Connection is pleased to open up to anyone in the industry the option to participate in our informal Golf Outing, being held at the close of the 9th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference. The conference will adjourn at noon on Wednesday, November 18. The Golf Outing will have a shotgun start […]
Draft Agenda Announced for the 9th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference
The Petroleum Connection has published the draft agenda for the largest frac sand conference of the year. With so much happening in the industry, the industry has much to discuss! Those in the frac sand industry should do their best to attend this event. View the draft agenda here: https://petroleumconnection.com/event/9th-annual-frac-sand-supply-logistics-conference/ Recommendations for speakers, panelists, or […]
One-on-One with Ron Gusek, President of Liberty Oilfield Services
The Petroleum Connection is pleased to announce that Ron Gusek, President of Liberty Oilfield Services, will be joining the agenda of the 9th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference! A new feature of the conference will be a handful of short, one-on-one interviews with industry leaders. These 15-minute segments will be a great addition […]
Big Oil Looking for a Career Change?
A recent article in the Houston Chronicle is entitled “Big Oil Goes Looking for a Career Change“. And earlier this week we had their article “Energy Transition Could Spur $111 Billion in Oil Divestments.” For years we have heard about how “big oil” is shifting to renewables. Most, if not all, of the supermajors have […]
Attend or Not Attend the Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference?
Should you register for the largest frac sand conference of the year? Will anyone be there? Will my company allow me to go? Will it be safe? These are all legitimate questions being faced by the frac sand industry right now. With only two months until the largest industry event of the year, the questions […]
Marketing to the Frac Sand Industry
Do you have goods or services to sell to the frac sand industry? If you would rather not wait until the November conference to get in front of the industry, or if you would like to do an advertising campaign leading up to the conference, you might consider putting a banner ad in the Frac […]
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dates of the 9th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference Have Changed!
The Petroleum Connection has announced that the dates of the 9th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference have changed. Previously scheduled to be held in September, the new event dates are November 16-18, 2020. The Petroleum Connection surveyed event sponsors, past attendees, and other industry professionals to solicit feedback on when they would like […]
Remarkable Rystad Energy Report on the “Effect of Sand Type on Well Productivity”
With all of the bankruptcy news, a recent report has received little fanfare in the frac sand industry, but I think the report is worth notice. Rystad Energy was commissioned by the Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association to “perform an objective analysis on the operators that have switched away from NWS to see whether there has […]
Agenda and Focus for the Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference (and for the Industry!)
A few weeks ago the draft agenda for the 9th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference was essentially done. However, the frac sand industry is going through a major adjustment right now and we have decided to adjust the agenda to match it. It seems to us that there are three clear areas on […]