Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #567 | May 27, 2026
Good evening, everyone! Light news after the US Holiday weekend, but here’s your top 9 stories from the past week.
And now, the news…
Simulfrac and trimulfrac operations, where multiple wells are fractured simultaneously, are pushing proppant intensity to record levels.
You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling.
The U.S. Department of the Interior said a federal oil and gas lease sale covering acreage in New Mexico and Texas generated more than $4 billion in total receipts, marking what officials described as the largest onshore federal lease sale in U.S. history.
The deal marks a significant step in Prime Minister Carney’s effort to capitalize on Canada’s oil-and-gas reserves
Infill Thinking's 3rd article in their installation on "Operator Handbook"
We keep watching this for potential EGS usage of proppant.
Kodiak Robotics, the autonomous-driving company whose software controls the trucks, confirmed on April 30 that it delivered two additional driverless semis to Atlas, expanding a fleet that the company says can now haul sand up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Plus: tracking the cost of the Iran war, a river on the brink of disaster and what NextEra’s merger with Dominion means for your bill
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