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As most readers know by now, Schlumberger sold their frac business to Liberty in a big deal announced this morning. The deal, code named “Project Stars” per the deck title, makes Liberty… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

In today’s bizarre world, so called “social media influencers” get millions of views for videos containing meaningless blather. On the other hand, we dug up a video posted about a week ago which everyone in the Permian oilfield should watch with rapt attention; however, it only had 25 views as …

Are we there yet? To the bottom of the worst downturn ever? 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 …

In addition to the in-depth updates published during another interesting week in the frac life, these quick hits also crossed our desk and are worthy of a mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

What does the future hold for the depressed local sand market out West? We blow the dust off our crystal ball and leverage some intel from our premium data service to try to provide some context here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

An interesting datapoint gives a new dimension to the whole boxes vs. silos debate. 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 …

Unsurprisingly, lawyers and restructuring advisors are the biggest winners in this mess. They are making out like bandits and harvesting a massive payday from the industry’s financial predicament. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

It seems like every couple days another oilfield company declares Chapter 11. Against this bankruptcy backdrop, we consider the future of oilfield services… 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. …

Finally! Rigs are going back to work here and there… 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 …

Similar to another completions player a few days ago, another sand producer has come out with some revealing financial disclosures… And this one appears to have skirted a liquidation event. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

Individuals are often overlooked in this asset-intensive sector, but talent shifts can have big implications for value creation, oilfield trends, sales and competitive dynamics. 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 …

An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: 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 …

We dug and dug and dug… and we dug up some estimates… 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 …

Quick notes from yet another… 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 …

Here’s what we learned from a “repeat restructuring” E&P’s latest filings… 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, …

Rig count remains under pressure, slipping AGAIN this week, down five and now threatening to move down into the 220s next week. Here are two… 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 …

In this update, we break down an obscure data set – a second order effect of the frac crash – to produce fresh insights on the depth and velocity of frac market contraction in West Texas… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To …

The future of the frac supply chain’s competitive landscape is being rapidly reshaped by restructuring activity. Maintaining situational awareness in multiple fast-moving cases is key. And this week… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

While the press always has a field day with the lizard headlines, oilfield customers are paying attention to listing and habitat exposure. And so we are too! Here’s what’s happening a level deeper than the media headlines in today’s oilfield marketplace… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

This week we take stock of market share evolution in the US onshore drilling business during these crazy Covid times… 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 …

Lots of analysts, ourselves included, are writing about the uptick in completions and frac crew count. But let’s be careful not to put the cart before the horse… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

We take a look at some notable comings and goings. The frac talent pool continues to play musical chairs. 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 …

Being a great analyst starts with being a great listener. So we listened… and listened… and listened some more! And here’s what we learned about frac plans… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

A great many analysts have opinions and prognostications. Forecasts for oilfield services are a dime a dozen. But who’s really listening to what your customers are saying? We are! And here’s what you should know about what they are telling investors about frac sand sourcing… There’s a lot more to …

A great many analysts have opinions and prognostications, which they broadcast loudly – predictions are a dime a dozen these days. Who’s really listening to what oilfield customers are saying? We are! And here’s what you should know about their oilfield water strategies… There’s a lot more to this story… …

What’s going on in the frac market, hhp trends, working crews, pumping hours etc etc? Read all about it here! 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 …

In this week’s rig count update, we shine a spotlight on a squishy bottom and lack of visibility in the US land rig market where two contractors took a different tone to discussing the bottom than one of their peers’ bolder statement several days earlier… There’s a lot more to …

Want to know what to expect for the rest of the year in the US onshore oilfield? This update is a must read… 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. …

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure hosted their 2Q20 call on Friday morning. On the call, we…. 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 …

US Silica hosted their 2Q20 call this morning. One thing that… 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, …

Some surprising things came to light this week regarding NWS’s value (or lack thereof), railcar rejections and the general sand market in a bankruptcy hearing yesterday that was not short on fireworks… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

On Wednesday afternoon, several newspapers (including the Dallas Morning News and Houston Chronicle) ran a public notice regarding a foreclosure sale involving a large last mile logistics firm scheduled for mid-August. Here’s our understanding of this fluid situation… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …

With E&P earnings heating over the next 7-10 business days, one critical thing we’ll be watching closely is how…. 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 …

Like many of the other filings in recent weeks, Rosehill was one of about 20 names on the Infill Thinking bankruptcy watchlist published in May 2020. Here’s a few things we learned in their filing… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read …

This week, we updated our WARN notice chart, tracking oilfield mass layoff activity back to 2011. We noticed that… 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 …

Not going to make a big difference in anyone’s business, but it’s good to see… 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 …

Over the past couple of days, we heard from the management teams of Patterson-UTI, Schlumberger, and Core Lab. Here’s what’s… 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 …

Several interesting things came out of a rail company’s write off and disclosures yesterday and as it pertains to the frac supply chain… 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. …

A noteworthy point of contention in a big frac sand bankruptcy came to our attention this week… 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 …

With multiple large scale frac sand producers in the relatively early stages of CH 11 bankruptcy proceedings, we spent Thursday morning combing through court records for new market datapoints. The search was fruitful… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update …

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Back on March 9, 2020, we wrote in the last sentence of this update: There comes a point in every oilfield cycle where things get Darwinian, and in this downcycle, that time is now. We own our mistakes, and the above point missed the mark on two fronts: i) early timing, …

It’s on! 2Q20 earnings season is underway and here is our take on the first important market commentary of the season… 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 …

Another oilfield service name that was a presumptive IPO candidate just a couple years ago, is now bankrupt… 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 …

Lower 48 local sand capacity peaked in 4Q19. Here’s what’s happened to this supply stack since then… 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 …

Hot on the heels of an aggressive move by trade partners in another frac sand bankruptcy case, a similar movement could be brewing in the largest bankruptcy process going in this sector… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

There are some interesting new developments in a big frac sand bankruptcy proceedings worth noting as other companies fall into Ch. 11 proceedings… 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. …

An important E&P update this week conforms with our reopening outline and reads well for both oilfield activity and oil prices… 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 …

Three quick datapoints worth flagging this morning that didn’t give us quite enough content for full-bore research updates but are notable none-the-less: 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 …

The total US rig count hit 258 last week as the land rig count dipped below the important 250 mark to 246 rigs turning to the right. With absolute certainty, this is the lowest level in seven decades (since Truman was president). With high confidence, this is the There’s a …