Nick Cook, Editor
Quick read through on the news this week (lighter on account of the Memorial Day Weekend). Great piece on whether the DSL listing will destroy frac sand mines in WTX and how the downstream of US O&G is supported by a major Texas port. And now, the news…
Major development as the Dune Sagebrush Lizard is officially listed by the USFWS as endangered; this endangers the flexibility of frac sand mining operations within the Permian. In other news, Crescent acquires SilverBow to make Eagle Ford’s second-largest operator, Covia purchases a sand operation in northeast Ohio, and early year
Positive earnings results from ProFrac, Smart Sand, and Source Energy as we catch up on the latest in the frac sand world. If you haven’t seen, sponsorship and attendee registrations are now live for our Canadian Frac Sand Summit and the big annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference. Pour
Atlas unveils a lot in their earnings call, mines change ownership in multiple basins, XOM x PDX finally closes, and more! Lots to read about, so pour the coffee and dig in. And now, the news…
A few frac sand companies undergo major changes over the past week: one major public announced private acquisition, another public officially privatized in its finalized sale, and one shuttering their frac sand operations. We are starting to see the capital markets react to the current market conditions: high oil prices,
Your top resource for the biggest headlines in frac sand. Major headlines: Atlas’ Kermit plant suffered a major fire last week, major US-based frac sand plant nears finalization of their acquisition of Canadian frac sand player, HAL/Liberty both host their earnings calls, and so much more. And now, the
One week until the 9th Annual Frac Sand Update in Houston! Our agenda topics include: Forecasts for the future of unconventional oil & gas The potential for frac sand usage in geothermal hydraulic fracturing Frac sand demand and pricing outlooks by basin Frac fleet estimates High-level discussion with an E&P,
Top highlights: EGS shows massive potential for proppant demand, frac sand last mile company goes headfirst on CNG, and more. new. damp. sand. mines… There’s more to this digest, and we’re wrapping up another solid agenda (many updates coming later this week) with many new speakers and new topics
Big shout out to Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppants for pushing back against the SEC and winning a stay on the commission’s new climate rules. There’s a couple interesting acquisitions coming out of the Canadian frac sand markets, deep dive by Infill Thinking into damp pile wellsite solutions, ProFrac turning
Starting off your Wednesday strong with the latest from the frac sand supply chain. Highlights: Haynesville mine gets vertically integrated, Liberty/Nomad sue the SEC, NWS major player expands their potential footprint, and more! Lots to catch up on as we get ready for April’s Frac Sand Update in Houston
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