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Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #175 | July 11, 2018
The frac sand industry is in a transition phase with significant new capacity being built out across most major shale plays in the US. Frac sand demand is expected to...
Standing high on top of a windswept dune in the West Texas plains, Greg Edwards stares out into a vast ocean of sand. It stretches in every direction, interrupted only...
Despite appearances, we are running out of sand. While that might seem farfetched - sand is seemingly everywhere - there is not only a thriving international trade in the commodity,...
West Texas oil production will continue to rise despite logistical bottlenecks, supporting frac sand demand there, the IEA said in its June oil market report. Drilling activity in the region...
Companies operating in the Permian basin have drilled much longer laterals and used more complex well completion design in their newer wells with the aim of reaching higher initial production...
Rising oil and gas prices have spurred significant investment in the volatile frac sand market over the last year. The market is comprised of three main types of silica sand:...
I’ve got some bad news and some good news. First the bad news. The Platinum, Golf, Gold, and Silver Sponsorships have sold out for the 7th Annual Frac Sand Supply...
We submitted a series of public record requests to Oklahoma mining regulators this week to learn more about pending frac sand mine permit applications in the MidCon.
Twenty years ago this summer, the fracking revolution began. At that time, oil production was on the decline, down to about five million barrels per day. And a widespread panic...
The development of unconventional shale resources has turned the U.S. from a natural gas importer into a natural gas exporter in just a decade. And it’s all thanks to horizontal...
Rumor has it BP plc is in the lead to buy BHP Billiton plc's shale and unconventional assets in America.
Widening differentials are feared due to record shale production. Anadarko has addressed these issues with a new oil treating facility and firm capacity agreements contracted out until the end of...
There is no dearth of trailer makers in North America. Statistics show there are at least two dozen manufacturers that produce from around 1,000 to over 50,000 over-the-road commercial trailers...
Drivers in Yukon are encouraged to avoid a state highway as crews continue to clean up after a deadly wreck.
A managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation service companies in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, has acquired the Alabama &...
A frac sand wash plant located in the upper Midwest is available for sale. The operating wash plant is offered for sale with a processing agreement in place to receive...
Now that the silica rule, 29 CFR 1910.1053, is enforceable for General Industry as of Saturday, June 23, wellsite employers need to have specific measures in place to combat the...
The Navajo County Board of Supervisors has put off discussion of possible fracking in the Holbrook Basin. County Manager Glenn Kephart told the board of supervisors at its June 26...
Groundwater in Wisconsin is pretty easy to see, as it is feeding our streams, lakes and other surface water, according to Mike Parsen, a hydrogeologist with the Wisconsin Geological and...
The Scottish Government has reportedly extended Ineos’s right to frack in Scotland by one year. The petrochemicals firm has been granted an onshore petroleum exploration and development licence (PEDL 162)...
Texas oil drillers are dimming the lights on the shale explosion -- for astronomy’s sake. Crude explorers in North America’s busiest field have agreed to temper light pollution from the...
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