Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #258 | February 12, 2020
The Petroleum Connection is pleased to announce that HCR and OnCore Processing as the Networking Reception sponsors at the recently-announced Mobile-Mini Frac Sand Mine Forum. There is a lot of interest in this new event, so keep an eye out for more speaker and sponsorship announcements coming soon! Enjoy’s today’s newsletter and have a great rest of the week!
The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that U.S. mines produced approximately $86.3 billion in minerals in 2019 –- more than $2 billion higher than revised 2018 production totals...
With fewer greenfield projects actively under construction now than at any time in the past three years, we believe that nameplate capacity activations at large-scale fixed local frac sand plants are...
Athabasca Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce that AMI Silica Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMI, has secured an anchor offtake agreement with Shell Canada Energy for its Duvernay Frac Sand...
In a meeting on Wednesday morning, county officials approved the latest…
During the sold-out 5th Annual Frac Sand Industry Update, The Petroleum Connection announced that it will be holding the Mobile-Mini Frac Sand Mine Forum at The Petroleum Club of Houston on...
For more than 80 years, Best Sand Corporation has been mining high-quality silica sand from its 450-acre pit between Bass Lake and Ravenna roads in Munson Township. With only enough...
A controversial Manitoba development that would extract silica sand for use in major fracking operations has been delayed after costs became too high. The company behind the proposed massive frack sand...
Members of a peace camp opposing the development of a silica sand mine project in Manitoba are celebrating a “small victory” after the company in charge of the project announced it has...
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has elected to reduce the Company's quarterly cash dividend to $0.02 per common share from the current quarterly cash dividend...
Over the past few weeks we have received several inquiries regarding mobile or mini frac sand mine opportunities. From land deals to equipment design to procurement, there is a lot of interest...
The state intends to reject a northeast Iowa company's request to sell 2 billion gallons of water from the state's Jordan aquifer to drought-stricken communities in the West, saying it would have "a negative...
The Eagle Materials Inc. Board of Directors approved a plan in 2019 to separate its Heavy and Light Materials businesses into independent, publicly-traded companies by means of a tax-free spin-off...
Trading in the mineral sands markets was expected to slow down over the near term while information about the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak and its effects on trade were being digested by dealers...
It was nice to see that the Texas Railroad Commission has hired Brent Elliott as the new Director of the agency’s Surface Mining & Reclamation Division. During his time at the University of...
A look at a leading indicator in a key southwest market is the subject of this weekly rig count data spotlight..
Oil production from U.S. managed lands and waters topped a record 1 billion barrels last year, federal officials said Tuesday, as technological advances helped drive development in new areas and the...
North Dakota’s oil production may peak within five years as companies finish drilling the most prolific portions of the state’s oil patch, state and industry officials told lawmakers Tuesday. Mineral...
Railroad freight growth might require fewer cars ahead. True or false? As quarterly financial results were results by the Class 1 railroads, the expectation set by the individual railroads was that returning...
"Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst." That was basically the theme of my 2020 Outlook column a couple months ago. In that piece, I focused on the “prepare for the worst” side of the rail...
U.S. shale fracking services provider Liberty Oilfield Services activated its 24th hydraulic fleet in January and plans to build an additional fleet, the company said on Thursday...
Since 2013, Liberty has been collecting and testing samples of proppant from every single pad we have fracked. This is done to ensure our customers are receiving the proper quality of sand for each job...
Houston oilfield service company National Oilwell Varco finished up a year of losses $6.1 billion in the red. The company reported closing 2019 with a $6.1 billion loss, a dramatic drop from...
Global oilfield service giant TechnipFMC on Monday warned Wall Street to brace for a $2.4 billion hit to the value of the company's assets when it releases its fourth-quarter and 2019 reports...
Don't miss the first event ever held focused on mobile and mini frac sand mines and equipment. This concept has the potential to disrupt the frac sand supply chain and...
Stockhead’s ‘Garimpeiro’ columnist Barry FitzGerald is back in the studio for another installment of The Explorers Podcast. In this episode Barry chats all things silica sands with Bruce...
A product used to increase safety on the rails is posing a possibly serious health threat to commuter rail employees, with some workers saying they don't feel safe on board the trains. Some...
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