Frac Sand Weekly News Digest
Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #507 | March 13, 2025
Important frac sand & OFS stories this week as we gear up for next month’s Frac Sand Update in Houston.
Digest Highlights:
- Lots of Canadian frac market shifts
- ProFrac is reactivating frac crews
- Mixed feelings about the Trump administration from the oilfield
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And now, the news…
This Week's News
ProFrac Reactivates 6 Frac Crews & Announces Power Solutions Launch, Making Good On Our December Prediction
What to know from ProFrac earnings last week …
Tariff on sand is a major blow to Alberta's oil patch: industry experts
Tariffs on NWS hit the Canadian frac market hard.
LinkedIn Post: Vitreo Minerals
Up-and-coming in-basin frac sand mine in BC completes another important milestone.
Argentina’s Shale: Time to Drill, Baby, Drill?
While pro-business regulation is helping the country’s promising shale basin attract investment, drillers might still proceed cautiously.
Frac Sand Asset Marketplace
Whether you're looking for an asset to acquire or offload, the asset marketplace is a resource for you.
Breaking Down Smart Sand’s Earnings Sans Conference Call
Great analysis behind the numbers.
MSHA Crystalline Silica Compliance and Safety Workshop
An interesting educational opportunity available thanks to one of our sponsoring partners happening next month in Monahans.
Whitecap Resources, Veren to Merge in a $10.4 Billion All-Share Deal
Whitecap and Veren said that the combined company will become the largest Canadian light oil-focused producer
Self-driving sand-hauler trucks roll into the Texas Basin: A look at the new AI fleet
With the introduction of self-driving trucks, some might fear that human truck drivers will be phased out. But Kodiak says that’s not the case.
Permian D&C Investment Now Eclipses Half A Trillion Dollars In Tight Oil Era
Data-driven market analysis of Permian addressable market in the oilfield…
Cat Oil & Gas launches new gas-powered system to streamline frac operations
New pressure pumping system powered 100% on nat gas.
Trump, Texas GOP’s deregulation push sparks hope and fear in the oil field
President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the laws and liabilities governing the state’s oil and gas industry and give companies a freer hand to “drill, baby, drill,” drawing mixed reactions from the heart of oil country.
LinkedIn: Kirby-Smith x Aqua Prop
The story of how partnerships propelled the Aqua Prop team pre-acquisition to ProPetro.
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