Frac Sand Weekly News Digest

Nick Cook, Editor

Issue #508 | March 19, 2025

Multiple M&A announcements, legal battles for fracking in California, silos for sale, and much more.

 

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This Week's News

6-Pack of Sand Silos on Trailers

Lightly used, only $250K for the entire set.

E&P M&A Announcement

Hedge fund giant Citadel has acquired Haynesville Shale E&P Paloma Natural Gas for $1.2 billion.

STEP Energy Services Ltd. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2024 Results

Interesting piece we noticed in the data is the increase in proppant pumped YOY while dropping a frac crew.

Fate of fracking in California now at issue after judge expands scope of court case

The local oil industry scored a second consecutive legal victory Wednesday when a Kern County Superior Court judge expanded the scope of an upcoming civil trial to effectively decide the fate in California of hydraulic fracturing, the controversial technique better known as fracking.

Monday Macro View: Fact Check - Can U.S. Shale Really Withstand $50 Oil?

Some important things to consider in the midst of the mantra of "drill, baby, drill".

IEA Says Trade Tensions Weigh on Oil Demand, Warns of Supply Surplus

The agency lowered its demand-growth estimates for the fourth quarter of last year and first quarter of this year to around 1.2 million barrels a day.

KAG Canada buys Alberta ag/oilfield hauler Pro-N2

KAG Canada has announced its acquisition of Innisfail, Alta.-based Pro-N2, a hauler of nitrogen, Co2, NH3, frac sand and other commodities in Canada and the U.S.

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