The shuttering of “out-of-basin” capacity is key to a return to health in the oversupplied frac sand segment. Over the weekend, we saw a datapoint that suggests that this is happening quickly now, and not just at NWS mines…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
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Arrows Down: A Last Mile Legal Battle Just Took A Shocking Turn
Some quick thoughts on what can only be described as a shocking court judgment this week in the last mile space. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you …
Read More »A Third STACK Plant Gets The Nod From Oklahoma City
Our investigative reporting reveals the latest on the MidCon mining front. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, …
Read More »Wind-Down Wednesday: Plant Closures Strike Eight “Out-Of-Basin” Frac Sand Mines
Infill Thinking first reported talk of out-of-basin plant closures a month ago back in August. Here’s an excerpt from our “Zombie Plant” update on August 24: “Some NWS producers are evaluating plant closures and others may have actually already begun the mothballing process for some higher cost plants.” Infill Thinking, …
Read More »Incident At Black Mountain Vest Plant
Late breaking news tonight of the unfortunate variety. Updates are being posted as we learn more… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, …
Read More »Vertically Integrated Eagle Ford Sand Will Be Loading Out Significantly Sooner Than Anticipated
Eagle Ford local sand update. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us to discuss our …
Read More »2 New Permian Frac Sand Plants Are About To Materialize Out Of Thin Air [Exclusive]
Infill Thinking has exclusively learned that a sand producer is planning to announce two new Permian Basin mines later today. Log in to see who, when and where. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »Private Companies Have Leveraged In-Basin Exposure To Take Frac Sand Market Share [Chart Of The Day]
Cross currents could buffet market share positions in the months ahead as NWS cedes share to local sand. In this update, we take a look at year-over-year changes in market share for the public frac sand producers. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »CIG Fires The First Shots In A Brand New Last Mile Logistics Dispute… And Gets A Volley Back
We obtained and review new pleadings in the public record with implications for frac sand’s last mile logistics market this morning. We also exclusively received a statement in response from the named defendant. Login to read more. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »Black Mountain Does It Again & Enters A Fourth Local Sand Market [Infill Thinking Exclusive]
Infill Thinking subscribers are always first to know… please log in to read another one of our scoops! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to …
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