Tag Archives: fracing

We encountered a mini-doc on the Permian boom this week that is worth a watch if you haven’t seen it yet. Note the prayer before the left turn into 285 traffic at 5:30am… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update …

We learned that an operator had some very nice things to say about local sand to their investors in New York on Tuesday morning… Check out why this is notable here. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

We live-blogged the most important comments with oilfield marketplace implications from the Keane conference call this morning. 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 …

When we attended the Petroleum Connection’s frac sand conference in San Antonio in late-October (the largest frac sand event in history by the way), one of our key takeaways from sideline conversations was… This prediction was confirmed this week, but more important than the confirmation was an indicator for 2019 …

We are live-blogging the most important comments with oilfield marketplace implications from the ProPetro call this morning. 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 …

Everyone’s been focused on trucking in Texas. And trucking in Texas is tight. But it’s the devil you don’t know that’ll get you.  And during the first half of 2018, unanticipated disruptions in transportation modes not involving wheels have wreaked much more havoc in the shale frac sand transportation network. …

The very latest on what the 5th largest pressure pumping company in the US is doing to their fleet to try and capitalize on a hot market. The strategy doesn’t involve newbuilds, but it does include some interesting tweaks. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …

Permian pressure pumper RPC Inc. and their 21 fleets (925k horsepower) have had a rough week. After the company reported a q/q revenue drop of 9.3% for 4Q, the stock is down 15%. During the conference call, the company addressed what we see as most of the key debates in …

The oilfield service IPO surge this year has been met with a hostile energy tape. Over the past week, two oilfield service IPOs attempted to cross the finish line: Liberty Oilfield Services and Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure. Both were met with pushback. But Solaris got done and Liberty didn’t. Here’s why and what it …

Friday was a potentially transformative day for the US frac business. Not to be outdone by Halliburton’s big news Friday morning, Schlumberger and Weatherford dropped their own bombshell Friday evening. Schlumberger and Weatherford are combining their hydraulic fracturing businesses into a OneStim JV, which will be 70% owned by Schlumberger. …