There’s been some talk in the market this week that sand customers might be skeptical of inking deals with startup sand producers. But what we heard from one E&P on Wednesday suggests just the opposite… Black Mountain has at least one long-term deal in the bag and probably more that …
Read More »Reports Of Shale Investment Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated. Don’t Buy The Fake News Lifting Oil Prices… [Rebuttal]
Contrary to the click bait proliferating on other media platforms, US oil producers are not slashing 2017 tight oil investment programs as a result of recent crude oil price volatility. Anadarko’s US onshore investment revision, which became the poster child for so called shale budget cuts this week, is grossly misunderstood. Not only …
Read More »Anadarko Says Less Sand/Well Tests Positive In The Rockies – This Adds Fuel To The Fire Halliburton Started Yesterday
The discussion around plateauing (wait… make that falling) frac sand/well is heating up. What’s new and what we think 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 …
Read More »Schlumberger Just Delivered The Best Macro Summary We’ve Heard In A Long Time
Schlumberger kicked off oilfield service earnings this morning. Everything you need to know about the tone they set is right here. Also, don’t miss the biggest takeaways of the day where Schlumberger’s CEO said… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »EnerVest Tries To Reassure Its Riled Supply Chain After WSJ Hit Piece [Email & Counterparty List]
The Wall Street Journal knows how to title a hit piece. After their article saying EnerVest is worthless, the company is scrambling to reassure its fearful supply chain. See who works for the operator and read EnerVest’s crisis management response in this update. There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »What’s Next For Devon After A Record-Setting STACK Well? Watch Showboat Spud [Follow The Leaders]
Record setting STACK well results announced by Devon on Tuesday morning bode well for what the operator has planned next – a transition to full field, multi-zone manufacturing starting at a nearby location. We share our cliff notes on Devon’s pivotal Showboat project, which spuds imminently. There’s a lot more …
Read More »How Far Can Shale Grow On Run Flat Tires?
E&P transcripts we’ve seen from recent investor conferences have been pretty upbeat all things considered. Why? Oil prices are sub-$45 and under pressure. Well, shale has some tricks up its sleeve that allow it to keep going, and we break them down here. There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »Permian Basin Leading Indicator Strengthens In June Despite Macro Headwinds [Charts]
For this update we took a quick look at month-to-date horizontal drilling permitting activity in the Permian Basin. 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 »Wall Street Blames Shale, But Shale Points The Finger Right Back
Reacting to the crude price blood bath on their screens, dozens of Wall Street research shops are blasting bearish notes to institutional investor clients as we write. There is a common thread in every one of these notes that we’ve seen. Wall Street analysts blame relentless US tight oil producers …
Read More »Marcellus Scale – A Glance At The EQT / Rice Deal From A Well-Site Demand Perspective
Yesterday morning, EQT consolidated the Marcellus Shale by acquiring Rice Energy for $6.7bn in a deal that creates the largest natural gas producer (>3Bcfpd) in the US. The deal is expected to close in 4Q17. The combination and new strategic direction for the combined operator has material implications for the …
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