Frac Sand Weekly News Digest
Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #541 | November 5, 2025
Good afternoon! We are busy putting the finishing touches on the biggest frac sand event in the entire universe since 2024. Is that stat not impressive? Fine, but we’re still on pace for a 300+ folks with a lot of new faces and new topics on this year’s agenda. You do not want to miss this.
This week’s highlights:
- Sand Revolution (Gold) and Industrial Exchange (Silver) are our latest sponsors for November’s Conference.
- Lots of shifts in the E&P landscape (at the frac sand conference, Jason Schumacher will present on how the E&P landscape is changing the game)
There’s a of stories and headlines to go through!
And now, the news…
This Week's News
SM Energy is acquiring Civitas in $13 billion oil and gas merger of near equals in the Permian Basin
SM Energy focuses primarily on West Texas’s Permian Basin, South Texas’s Eagle Ford Shale, and Utah’s emerging Uinta Basin. Civitas is concentrated in the Permian and Colorado’s DJ Basin.
For sale: Superior Industries 30" x 590' Truss Tripper Conveyor
Read all the technical details and find out how you can get in touch with the seller.
The Rumors WERE True… It’s Another E&P M&A Monday… OFS Context
All the relevant effects and details about the recent big deal that actually matter to those in the OFS space.
Crescent Energy sells Rocky Mountain drilling assets for more than $400M
Crescent Energy agreed to sell its conventional oil and gas assets in Wyoming to Aethel Energy for more than $400 million, Bloomberg reported late Monday.
Delta Sands Announces Development of New 3-Million-Ton-Per-Year Frac Sand Facility in the Western Haynesville
The facility, currently in the design and permitting phase, will produce 40/200 mesh sand with an 8K crush strength and is expected to begin operations in April 2026.
Ovintiv Makes Second Montney Acquisition in a Year
Ovintiv will take over NuVista Energy, in which it is already a shareholder, in a deal worth $2.7 billion including debt. NuVista operates in the Montney shale play in Canada.
Atlas Carrying The Weight Of The WTX Sand Downcycle, But Power Is A Bright Spot…
Sand market takeaways from the latest Atlas earnings report.
Soft oil prices will create an 'interesting environment'
Permian Basin energy companies will be adapting to an economic environment reshaped by soft commodity prices, trade, geopolitical uncertainty and rising demand for energy to power data centers.
Atlas Energy Solutions targets 400MW+ power deployment by 2027 as company suspends dividend to capitalize on power market opportunity
Turner noted a sequential decline in third-quarter volumes to 5.25 million tons, attributing it to several key customers slowing or pausing completion activity to preserve 2025 capital budgets and signaled another step down in Q4 to 4.8 million tons, expected as the cycle low.
Rig “Relief Rally” While Frac Data Stays Challenging
Interesting observations from a new data release related to rig count/frac fleet trends.
Diamondback Energy Profit, Revenue Jump as Oil Production Rises
The oil and natural gas company’s revenue jumped 48% to $3.92 billion in the third quarter.
Permian leads Chevron, Exxon to record production
Despite soft oil prices and a slowdown in activity, both Chevron and ExxonMobil reported growth in output from their Permian Basin footprint.
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