Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #164 | April 25, 2018
We have pulled Q1'18 hours from MSHA for a large swath of frac sand mines; our focus this quarter is on mines potentially affected by the well-documented rail occlusions, the...
Halliburton and Schlumberger shrug off frac sand logistics snarls and report strong first-quarter activity, pushing prices for barytes up with increasing demand. The onshore North American oil and gas sector...
Sand delivery was a major issue for the oilfield service provider in Q1 due to rail stoppages as exploration and production companies favor sand over customized man-made ceramics in "slickwater"...
The head of the world’s largest oilfield service company warned of growing global supply challenges in the coming year as Venezuelan production falls and Nigerian and Libyan output reach capacity...
No EPS or EBITDA or financial speak to give you tired-head. Just the market intel that really matters curated from Halliburton’s earnings conference call on Monday April 23. Oh and...
The bottlenecks in the Permian are starting to capture the attention of the oil market, raising the prospect that U.S. shale production does not live up to the hype.
Last Wednesday, Hayden Gillespie (Chief Commercial Officer of Black Mountain Sand) and Bud Brigham (Chairman of Atlas Sand) testified in front of the Texas House Of Representatives Energy Committee.
Athabasca Minerals Inc. (“Athabasca” or the “Corporation”) announces the Corporation has entered into a Letter of Intent with a property owner in the town of Mayerthorpe, Alberta for the Firebag...
The intensity of oilfield equipment used in hydraulic fracturing of shale wells is wearing out parts and machinery faster than ever today and should keep the pressure pumping market tight...
PropX is growing and they are growing fast. In this update, read exclusive details we learned in a recent meeting with management about the company’s build cadence, trends in box...
Canadian Pacific’s first-quarter profit tumbled under the weight of harsh winter weather and rising costs that outpaced growth in revenue and traffic, the railroad reported on Wednesday.
General Electric Co., the beleaguered manufacturer undergoing a strategic review, is in talks to sell its century-old locomotive business to rail-equipment maker Wabtec Corp., according to people familiar with the...
Thoughts on the developing wildfire situation in the Mid-Con as it pertains to upstream activity.
Argentina plans to launch a tender in May for extending a cargo train to the heart of Vaca Muerta, helping to reduce the cost of transporting sand, chemicals and other...
The decision by the government of Australia’s Northern Territory government to allow the resumption of fracking for natural gas will do little to immediately solve the country’s energy woes, but...
A state board recommends the State of Michigan buy 300 acres of Lake Michigan shoreline that’s currently owned by a sand mining company. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board...
An Iowa company whose efforts to build a frac sand processing operation in Jackson County has been tied up in legal proceedings is now being sued for breach of contract.
New Yorkers who are missing out on the natural gas revolution could be victims of Russian spy operations that fund popular environmental groups, current and former U.S. government officials and...
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