Frac Sand Weekly News Digest
Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #514 | April 30, 2025
Highlights over the past week:
- New wellsite sand handling innovation
- One E&P is bucking the trend and committing to “drill, baby, drill”
- A key person from our frac sand agenda over the years is taking over the commercial side at a big sand operation
- So much more within…
Grab that coffee mug, and let’s dive on in.
And now, the news…
This Week's News
36 Used Sand Chassis for Sale!
$20K per unit (first come, first serve). Discounts available for bundles of trailers or the entire portfolio.
Seen In The Field: Dry Sand Box Wellsite Storage System Innovating & Evolving
A new wellsite storage innovation deployed on a containerized sand system in the Permian caught our attention this month…
BP Plans to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ in the U.S.
The London-based energy company said Tuesday it was aiming to boost its production of oil and gas in the U.S. by more than 50% by the end of the decade.
Update on Eagle Ford Sand Supply
"Big news from Battle & Sands — our mine is officially processing dry sand and moving loads!"
NexTier Customers Not Slowing Yet, But White Space Is Coming Unless Oil Rallies
The latest earnings call shows tension starting to build in a very meaningful way for the OFS space.
LinkedIn Post: Leen Weijers
Very insightful comparison between shipping containers and frac sand shipping capacity.
Lower Oil Prices Could Curb Growth in U.S. Shale Production
Shale — a source of growth in oil production —is the most vulnerable to short-term price swings
SHALE SLUMP SIGNALS: Key Datapoints In 3rd Week Since Oil Crash
Since oil prices fell big in early-April 2025, the U.S. onshore oilfield market outlook has been the most uncertain since Covid.
In Other News… A Key Frac Sand Hire, STX Local Sand Updates, Hauling Datapoints, Sand Down Under, & more…
In addition to the more in-depth research pieces we are publishing this week, several other noteworthy items crossed our desk that are worth a mention for folks in frac…
Midland seminar honors Bruno Hanson, awards Atlas Energy for Dune Express
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to environmental sustainability, innovation, and the promotion of eco-friendly practices.
Meet the Canadian Fossil-Fuels CEO Who Wants to Power Trump’s America
VoltaGrid, the $4 billion startup he co-founded in Houston, assembles modular, gas-fired power plants in a matter of months.
Frac Sand Mine Efficiency Gains – Production Outperforming Plant Activity
Another interesting piece for a highly innovative industry.
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