Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #552 | February 11, 2026
Top headlines this morning:
We’re a month and a half away from the Frac Sand Update, and we have exciting speakers and topics that we’ll be chatting about in Houston (updates soon!)
And now, the news…
Key takeaways for a Permian fleet of hydraulic frac horsepower.
The prolific Permian Basin distracted American producers from international shale. Now, they are returning.
Apex 70 Sand has received the Use by Special Review permit from Weld County to advance a 2 million ton per year frac sand facility in the DJ Basin
We found the LWP insights particularly interesting in this update.
Vitreo is pleased to announce that the BC EAO has accepted its Application for the Angus Project, and the project will now advance to the Effects Assessment and Recommendation phase.
Expand, the U.S.’s largest natural-gas producer, said Monday that Domenic Dell’Osso has stepped down and been succeeded by Chairman Mike Wichterich, who will serve as interim CEO.
The facility will support Atlas’ acquisition of new behind-the-meter power generation assets, allowing for milestone payments during packaging and converting to a term solution upon asset delivery.
The storm was weeks ago, but it is still a big topic of conversation.
Interesting data point: frac sand terminal operator switches silos to fly ash. Could part of this be to handle fly ash as a LWP?
Breaking down the frac market through the lens of large OFS publics.
Exxon makes smaller Bakken wells with smaller fracs.
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