Frac Sand Weekly News Digest

Proppant volumes hit record high amidst the IEA calling for more energy demand going forward due to rising temperatures. Amidst all that, sand haulers get another headache, proppant trends are the key indicators of growth, and much more.   The year’s Frac Sand Update is looking to be a fantastic

Multiple M&A announcements, legal battles for fracking in California, silos for sale, and much more.   If you’re enjoying our free digest, but need access to the best data, conversations, and latest technologies, plan to join us next month at the Frac Sand Update on April 9th in Houston. There,

Important frac sand & OFS stories this week as we gear up for next month’s Frac Sand Update in Houston.   Digest Highlights: Lots of Canadian frac market shifts ProFrac is reactivating frac crews Mixed feelings about the Trump administration from the oilfield   Also, do you like pickleball? Anyone

21 stories this morning as speculation about tariff effects and analysis of the latest round of earnings reports lead to lots of information to comb through. . Momentum is building for the Frac Sand Update coming up in Houston! If you want to snag on of our remaining sponsorships or

We’re here to bring you the latest news on the frac sand industry: tax clarifications for frac sand modular storage in Texas, large E&P touts savings through direct sourcing, buyer looking for equipment, Canadian OFS worries about potential tariffs on NWS, and more… Momentum is building for the Frac Sand

While there’s some great information to be discussed, the biggest news is Diamondback’s acquisition of Double Eagle. One of the most interesting pieces to us is a look at how M&A is affecting the breakdown of the pressure pumping market. The effects of M&A on the OFS space is definitely

This week’s highlights: Frac sand mines for sales (read and read) Proppant operation deep dives (here, here, and one more) A pressure pumper’s industry analysis (read and read) Lots more inside the digest, so take some time to update yourself. And now, the news…  

This week’s digest is focused on Permian sand data, E&P capex/production plans from supermajors, and frac market analysis from the new captain at major OFS firm (and a frequent speaker at our events). Also, we’ll finishing up the draft agenda for the Frac Sand Update, so please reply to this

Bucket loads of news for you this morning. One of the main market factors we’re chatting about today is the effects of American data center power needs, the disruption of DeepSeek, and the M&A/investment activity of OFS companies into power generation. You ask, “Nick, why does that matter for frac

500… 500 issues of the Frac Sand Digest have been delivered to the inboxes of thousands of frac sand industry professionals over the past decade. Major industry innovations have changed the landscape: in-basin mining, wet sand, COVID, the Permian’s explosion, proppant size shifts, Dune Express, slurries, mobile mines, boxes/silos/piles, non-silica