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

 

Also, do you like pickleball? Anyone registered for the Frac Sand Update before March 22nd will get a FREE pass to play in an upcoming networking tournament in Houston on 4/3 hosted by our founder Pete Cook.

 

And now, the news…

 

This Week's News

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.

MSHA Crystalline Silica Compliance and Safety Workshop

An interesting educational opportunity available thanks to one of our sponsoring partners happening next month in Monahans.

LinkedIn Post: Wayfinder Corp

Canadian frac sand mines promoting "tariff-free" option.

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.

10 Frac Sand Location Trends From Lium Map

10 takeaways from the latest geo-data.

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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