Frac Sand Weekly News Digest

Good afternoon, everyone! Lots of news around Diamondback Energy as they’ve announced that they’re ramping up production.   Endura Paint is our latest Gold Sponsor for September’s Frac Sand Conference in San Antonio! If you’re interested in sponsoring, make sure you email me (nick@petroleumconnection.com) to ensure you get the best

Good evening, everyone! With WTI increasing again today, we continue to see more reports about meaningful, positive movement in the OFS market.   While the macro environment is still volatile, here’s a few of the biggest headlines:   Purple Wave Auction is our latest Gold sponsor for September’s Frac Sand

Good evening, everyone. Happy Earth Day to those who bring energy to power our world in the most environmentally responsible means possible.   While the macro environment is still volatile, we look at the biggest signposts to see where the OFS/proppant market ship is sailing.   Site Prop Systems is

Good afternoon! Busy week behind the scenes from our end, and the news cycle is fairly light. However, a few highlights: Tarmac International is our latest Gold sponsor for September’s Frac Sand Conference in San Antonio! Canadian domestic silica sand provider is getting into the frac sand space with prominent

As the tense “ceasefire” becomes a thing, we are waiting to see how E&Ps respond. Will we see validation of the “wait it out” strategy? Will we see an increased production regardless at WTI is still $95+ as of publishing?   Regardless, the medium-term outlook for certain basins of proppant

This week, there’s been more and more talk about oil pricing and when the heck US E&Ps are going to start increasing production. If you were at last week’s Frac Sand Update, you know exactly why we’re not seeing the same reactivity to high prices that we saw in 2022.

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the 11th Frac Sand Update! It was another full room and lots of great conversations with industry friends. A key theme was the Middle Eastern war (of course) with mixed reactions and perspectives, balancing the advantage of potential increased activity versus

We’re busy ramping everything up for next Tuesday’s gathering in Houston (if you’re not registered, you still can). Our contacts are all getting excited, and we are pleased with the representation from all throughout the biggest segments of the frac sand supply & demand chain.   This week: Lots of

Just TWO weeks out from the Frac Sand Update. Now more than ever is the time to sit down and have an in-person conversation about what changes are actually happening in the oilfield, frac sand, and the whole proppant supply chain. We’re expecting around 125+ serious industry folks to be

Top headlines this evening: So there’s a war if you haven’t heard (read and read) Northern proppant companies Smart Sand and Source Energy are both report strong outcomes (read and read) Dry sand piles? (read) And a lot more…   3 weeks out, and registrations are picking up quickly for