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Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #213 | April 3, 2019
What’s interesting is that not all sand dunes are suitable for frac sand, which seems counterintuitive. This is due in part to the age of the formation – the sand...
In June 1998, an experiment to access gas trapped over a mile deep in the Barnett Shale north of Fort Worth, Texas, using sand, water, and chemicals ignited a natural...
Smart Sand reported strong Q4 earnings despite the weakness that the overall frac sand sector faced during 2018. The company was able to surprise investors with a lower-than-expected loss, mainly...
It was a state secret and the source of a kingdom’s riches. It was so important that U.S. military planners once debated how to seize it by force. For oil...
In addition to the in-depth updates published early this week, a few other interesting items crossed our desk...
In the oil and gas industry we hear lots of people talk about the shale revolution. Oil companies knew about oil trapped in tight shale formations for years before they...
It's 9:01 a.m. and Rick Tabish is in problem-solving mode. He's about to hold a meeting with his core team to discuss expanding and retrofitting CryptoWatt, the sprawling data center...
Emerge Energy is back in the news again, but now the future seems a bit more clear as to which the direction the frac sand major is heading. Previously we...
Activist investor Sachem Head Capital Management has built a new stake in Eagle Materials Inc. and plans to push for a breakup and potential sale of the building materials...
Superior Silica Sands, the largest producer of frac sand in Barron County, is in the process of restructuring its financing and plans to reduce its sand production at its Wisconsin...
The Petroleum Connection today announced that almost all the Silver sponsorships are sold out for the 8th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference. This is the largest, and longest-running...
The Petroleum Connection can work on behalf of companies to confidentially reach out to other parties to see if there is an opportunity to pursue a transaction. Those interested in...
On Friday, Arrow Material Services (based in Sewickley, PA) filed a lawsuit against Superior Silica Sands, also known as Emerge Energy Services (based in Fort Worth, TX) in Allegheny County...
Who’s suing who in the frac sand space? Here’s the latest intel gleaned from our review of public records…
A layoff that began in late October for 32 employees at a sand mine in Bloomer will continue indefinitely. Iron Mountain Trap Rock Company recently informed the state Department of...
Hexion announced today that it is voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a plan to reduce the company’s debt burden. Most of the company’s debt holders...
In South America, sand shoveled out of a river in Argentina that is used to transport soybeans may soon reappear 700 mi (1,100 km) away in the country’s booming shale...
Sand shoveled out of an Argentina river used to transport soybeans will soon reappear 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) away in the country’s booming shale fields. Tecpetrol SA, part of billionaire...
With the last mile market now sufficiently supplied by new gen equipment, competition is hot even if you have the latest and greatest gear. If you have equipment built more...
If you have a used frac sand plant that may be for sale, there is a buyer who may be interested in taking it off your hands. The buyer is...
A consortium of leading Texas sand mining companies announced the launch of a new association today focused on promoting environmental stewardship, economic growth, and policy education. The Industrial Sand Producers...
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