A clearer picture begins to emerge about what Covia’s capital structure and financial statements will look like post-Chapter 11… 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 …
Read More »How Will The Liberty Deal Reverberate In The Frac Sand Value Chain? [A Special 3-Part Report]
Now that we’ve all had a couple days to process the biggest frac industry news in quite a while, what does the M&A transaction mean for the proppant supply chain? Specifically frac sand and last mile logistics pure-play vendors? We have some strategic recommendations and actionalbe analysis on the competition …
Read More »Paper Trades Make Oil Prices Look Better Than They Are In The Physical Market… [Chart Of The Day]
Torn by two extreme market forces (oil demand destruction from the lockdown and geopolitical supplier actions), US oil prices are being distorted and dislocated beyond recognition. Here’s how the actual spot bids in the field are trending across various grades and basins (spoiler alert, it isn’t pretty and the lowest …
Read More »Upcoming Eagle Ford In-Basin Frac Sand Mine Startups To Watch
What can Eagle Ford frac sand customers and suppliers expect for the rest of 2019 on the local sand greenfield front? We’ve rounded up data on the next round of plant startups. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Railing Local Sand Within Basin – We Continue Along This Train Of Thought
A couple weeks ago, we broke in with exclusive details on the first ever intra-basin rail movements of locally-mined Permian frac sand. In this post we take the analysis a step further as our prior reporting has triggered exploratory interest from many of our readers. There’s a lot more to …
Read More »Who Does Smart Sand’s Revenue Come From? [Chart Of The Day]
In light of recent contract enforcement news, we constructed this time series on a sand producer’s key customers. 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 …
Read More »Planned Local Sand Supply Has Surpassed Estimated 2019 Demand In Four Big Basins [Chart Of The Day]
Is the frac sand greenfield rush of 2017/2018 finally over? It’s a question worth asking since each of the Big 4 markets are now flush with planned local sand supply. In the chart below, we compare our total 2019 frac sand demand estimates for four major markets to announced local frac …
Read More »DUCs Have Built A Nice Tailwind For 2H17 Frac Demand. The Permian Stands Head And Shoulders Above The Rest [6 Charts]
We don’t take the EIA data on completions and DUCs (drilled but uncompleted wells) at face value. But we do look at their work for directional trends on DUCs, which can be a good leading indicator for trends in frac horsepower demand. In this update, you’ll find our analysis of this week’s …
Read More »Do Turbulent Times Spell Increased Litigation In Oil & Gas? [Guest Post]
Each Friday in June, we are passing the keyboard to one of our readers to share perspective from the field. We have handpicked these experts in their fields to share insights on key oilfield trends and debates. Writing in from the east coast of Canada, Jonathan Dunnett kicks off our Fridays …
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