Frac Sand Weekly News Digest

Good morning and thank you for reading the digest today. There are lots of interesting stories this week: Top 10 themes, Canadian proppant supplier expands footprint, a few job openings, boots-on-the-ground look at the market conditions, and more.   Before we dive in, sponsorships are selling quickly for the 11th

Very brief digest, but two main headlines (in addition to breaking down the potential impact of Venezuela) After being all-in on damp sand, Permian basin’s Wallstreet Sand Co has added dry sand capacity to its Kermit facility (read). Konya Mining has sold off all its industrial minerals and construction aggregates

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family! Here’s the last few articles just so you don’t miss anything. Enjoy your celebrations, and we’ll back after the new year to give you our latest thoughts on Iron Oak, 2026 proppant trends, what we’re watching for, and more.  

Big breaking news to your inbox this morning! Iron Oak Energy Solutions completes their third acquisition in 2025. They announced they are acquiring Superior Silica Sands which significantly increases their footprint in the Eagle Ford and being the basin’s largest supplier.   And now, the news…

Good afternoon everyone! Pleased to bring the Frac Sand Digest back to your inbox this Wednesday.   A few interesting announcements, updates, and highlights: Detmar Logistics (longtime supporters of ours) has announced that they’ll launching autonomous frac sand hauling on I-20 with Aurora Innovation. This is big news considering that

After a two-week hiatus between hosting the frac sand conference and celebrating Thanksgiving with friends and family, the Frac Sand Digest is back!   Personally, I was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere of this year’s conference. Most OFS pricing is at or near 2020 levels. However, if you were just

Good evening! By this time next week, 300+ frac sand industry professionals will be saying their good-byes from the Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference in San Antonio (you can still register to join).   Maybe you missed it, but TSS is acquiring Sand Revolution in what is one of

Good afternoon! We are busy putting the finishing touches on the biggest frac sand event in the entire universe since 2024. Is that stat not impressive? Fine, but we’re still on pace for a 300+ folks with a lot of new faces and new topics on this year’s agenda. You

Big breaking news on a suddenly booming new frac sand/shale growth area. TWO new sand mines from familiar faces and a serious E&P gets in on the action. Thanks to Infill Thinking for covering this in so much detail.   Quick notes on the Frac Sand Conference: EnDeCo Engineering and

Quick notes on the latest news over the past week! Our team is busy getting ready for the biggest frac sand show of the year. Despite the pricing pressure throughout the oilfield this year, there is a lot of excitement and energy building for the frac sand conference in San