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Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #208 | February 27, 2019
Frac sand demand is reported to be strengthening slightly, Fastmarkets IM found in its first assessment of the fine mesh frac sand market. Sellers appear to be cautiously optimistic, suggesting recovering...
One important asset of the oil boom that is often overlooked is the frac sand industry. Atlas Sand Monahans’ Plant Manager, Moe Connell, says the demand of frac sand has...
After seeing a social media post about another Texas frac sand startup, we were able to contact management to learn a whole lot more about the newest kid on the...
Pioneer Natural Resources reported a strong fourth quarter despite issues of inadequate takeaway capacity, lower oil prices, and exhausted budgets that weighed on the sector. This outperformance comes as no...
Louisiana-based Shale Support has entered into a new partnership that will allow the oilfield service company to supply frac sand and other proppants to customers in Argentina' Vaca Muerta shale...
Hydraulic fracturing operations appear to be ramping up in the Permian Basin, suggesting that the region’s oilfield services sector is regaining strength after suffering a dip in activity in recent...
Our team’s week in the Permian Basin is flying by, and our notepad is filling up with boots-on-the-ground research takeaways. Here is our first round of observations from the world’s...
Our series of takeaways from a week invested in the Permian Basin gathering firsthand intel continues with this update.
A new joint venture between two pipeline companies will allow their customers to move more crude oil, natural gas and produced water on the New Mexico side of the Permian...
U.S. Silica reported solid fourth quarter earnings despite swinging to a loss, which was mainly due to one-time impairment expenses. Of course, volumes and pricing suffered, particularly as it relates...
Impairments, a dramatic oil price crash during the fourth quarter and competition from in-basin frac sand mines eroded U.S. Silica's profits to the point that the Houston sand company closed...
Permian pure-play Parsley Energy Inc. said it will increase its development activity in a portion of the Midland sub-basin in 2019, as it reaffirmed plans to reduce capital expenditures (capex)...
U.S. energy companies focused on onshore shale are struggling to balance the demand to increase production volumes, pay higher dividends to investors and still keep decreasing their high debt loads,...
Over the past several days, E&P capex budget news has been categorically negative. Some of the biggest cuts we’ve seen yet have been announced while other E&Ps have cut back...
Talent is shifting. And it’s doing so with implications for value, trends and competitive dynamics. Here are the moves you need to know about…
With the development of 78 GHz radar level transmitters in the year 2010, many troublesome level measurements became practically plug and walk away. I recall the days when the question...
Some vertical well operators are concerned about a proposed revision of oil and gas conservation rules determining the responsibility for environmental cleanup in cases involving horizontal drilling.
Sierra Frac Sand in Bossier Parish wanted to help Benton Middle School with their technology initiatives. The business donated $30,000 dollars. The money will go towards buying new chromebooks for...
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, is seeking permission to add new chemicals to its fracking operations in Lancashire. In details published today, the company said it wanted to change the...
The UK Minerals industry, including MPA, Government and Civil Society have worked together to implement the EITI initiative in the UK as a further step to help improve public information...
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