Frac Sand Weekly News Digest
Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #558 | March 25, 2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the 11th Frac Sand Update! It was another full room and lots of great conversations with industry friends. A key theme was the Middle Eastern war (of course) with mixed reactions and perspectives, balancing the advantage of potential increased activity versus the immediate affect of the higher cost of fuel.
Thank you again to all our sponsors: Site Prop Systems, IAC, Timpte Trailers, Midland Trailers, Schnell Industries, Tarmac International, US Industrial Exchange, Sapphire Gas Solutions, EnDeCo Engineers, Alpine Silica, ProFrac, Infill Thinking, and Rystad Energy.
Signups are officially open now too for both the 15th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference (San Antonio, September 21-23) and the 4th Canadian Frac Sand Summit (Calgary, November 4th)
Fill up that midday cup of coffee, and let’s dig in.
And now, the news…
This Week's News
A Few Initial Quick Hits From Houston Conversations With Frac Folks This Week…
Infill Thinking's analysis on the state of the industry at yesterday's event.
Rowdy Transport Names Jason Ickert as President to Lead Next Phase of Growth and Innovation
Ickert joins Rowdy with more than 30 years of experience in transportation, third-party logistics (3PL), and supply chain management.
Examining A Hidden Source Of Well Cost Inflation In The Iran War Era
Two key trends to watch during this period of elevated prices.
U.S. Energy Secretary Wright Says Oil Price Rise Hasn’t Destroyed Demand
The rise in prices was a signal to producers that can do so to produce more oil, Wright said
The Permian Simulfrac Trend Is Maturing
We were shocked to see what percent of the Permian market is now simul fracs during Rystad's presentation yesterday.
U.S. Gas Exporters Stand to Be the Big Winners of the Energy Crisis
A prolonged outage in Qatar is set to reinforce the U.S.’s status as the leading exporter of liquefied natural gas
Pushed Out, Not Lost: How Winter Storm Fern Reshaped the Frac Calendar
As oil prices surge, a round of field checks to check on E&P D&C appetite…
The Oil Supply Crunch Is Spreading From the Gulf to the Rest of the World
Unless peace talks pan out fast, traders say record high prices for specific grades of Middle Eastern crude cargoes will soon cascade to the U.S. and elsewhere
Analyzing Frac Capacity Readiness For Possible Tight Oil E&P Budgets Increases In The Iran Conflict
It’s also gotta be tough for E&Ps to make the call to increase budgets in reaction to the macro environment, but we’ve been getting an important question about fleet growth
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