2019 got off to a shaky start in the US onshore oilfield service business (largely due to macro volatility into year end). But as 1Q played out and WTI rallied, sentiment and completions activity indicators improved. Here with the second quarter only about a week old, we are pausing to …
Read More »E-Fleets Back In The News…
US Well Services, one of a handful of electric frac fleet technology pioneers, hosted their first earnings conference call as a public company yesterday. A couple things stood out to us, including … There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »US E&P Budgets Sink Sharply Into The Red, But Devon’s Delaware Plan Is A Bright Spot
Over the past several days, E&P capex budget news has been categorically negative. Some of the biggest cuts we’ve seen yet have been announced while other E&Ps have cut back their preliminary 2019 spending guidance. Check out the latest budgets and totals we are are tracking here… There’s a lot …
Read More »It’s Official: Known 2019 US E&P Spending Programs Enter Contraction Territory
2019 E&P capex budget expectations have devolved fairly rapidly, worn down by macro erosion and crude oil price volatility. Over the past several months, multiple Infill Thinking updates have warned that 2019 E&P budgets (which initially pointed to spending increases) were at risk of contracting into negative territory in the …
Read More »Micro Proppant, HHP Orders, Direct Sourcing Details, Deflation, Majors In Shale, and Other Interesting Market Intel Tidbits This Week [Top 10 List]
Check out a top ten list of the latest market intel tidbits we rounded up 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 …
Read More »2019 US Onshore E&P Budgets Starting To Fade In Aggregate [Updated Table]
Some of the most important numbers of early-2019 are trickling out and we’re tracking them here so you don’t have to. 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 »5 Things To Think About For The 2019 US Oilfield Service Outlook [Macro Musings]
WTI at $42 on Christmas Eve was something that that almost no one expected on Halloween. The chief debate that oilfield suppliers are grappling with in early-January is how macro volatility will impact 2019 E&P capex spending, and as such, jolt the addressable US onshore market. We provide analysis in …
Read More »It’s Early, But Here Are The Most Important Things Oilfield Service Customers Have Said About 2019
Equally as important as the 2019 spending program figures being released this season is the accompanying management commentary. In fact, this is actually more important than the headline numbers in some cases. We discuss what has caught our eye so far in the 2019 planning season and also provide readers …
Read More »Fully Delivered Frac Sand Has Carved Out A Meaningful Chunk Of E&P Wallet [Chart Of The Day]
In some large tight oil well AFEs these days, the frac sand line item can be as much as a quarter of well cost. Of course there is a lot more involved in shale development capex than just individual well costs. So for this chart of the day exercise, we …
Read More »A Look At How Permian E&P Spending Factors Into The Bigger Picture [Chart Of The Day]
Previously in our weekly rig count series, we noted that the Permian horiztonal rig count equals eight other large shale plays combined. Today, we extended this thought exercise to spending, dusting off our capex model to see how Permian drilling and completion budgets factor into total US and global E&P …
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