Frac Sand Weekly News Digest
Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #564 | May 6, 2026
Good afternoon, everyone! Lots of news around Diamondback Energy as they’ve announced that they’re ramping up production.
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So, before you start winding down the first half of the work week, sit down, and get yourself updated.
And now, the news…
This Week's News
Diamondback Lifting Shale Oil Output Immediately on Rally
Diamondback Energy Inc., one of the leading independent shale oil producers in the US, is raising output in response to rising prices caused by the Iran war.
First A Major & Now An Independent Are Growing The Permian D&C Budget
E&P capex is starting to move…
Letter to Stockholders Issued by Diamondback Energy, Inc.
We have made the decision to begin to work down our drilled but uncompleted well (“DUC”) balance to maintain our current production level of over 520,000 Bo/d - up 3% from our original 2026 guidance.
Assessing April Data On A D&C Leading Indicator
You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling.
Big Oil Stays the Course Despite Historic Dislocation in Energy Markets
Exxon, Chevron and others are navigating the worst supply shortfall in decades. Yet they’re sending more cash to shareholders than investing in oil fields.
Only 1 Of 4 Super Majors Will Raise The Permian Budget Right Now…
What are the big boys doing in shale?
Atlas Energy Solutions Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Proppant sales volume rose sequentially to 5.7 million tons, which McCarthy said does not include about 130,000 tons of third-party sand purchases. The logistics business delivered a quarterly record of 5.5 million tons.
ProPetro Getting Pricing Traction In Frac, Says People Are The Next Bottleneck
Here’s the latest frac outlook thoughts from a Permian pumping leader…
LinkedIn Post: Tomas Marty, Argentina
This post came across our feed in our research. First time reading about it, but if the sand is high quality and they have good customers, this could be very interesting.
The $25 (per barrel) Question – Two Oil Prices, Two Very Different Outlooks…
New data on production growth in the US.
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