The explosion of new industrial (silica) sand mining and processing operations in west Texas suggests the need for a review of one of the oldest known occupational diseases, silicosis, and the strategies that sand mining and processing operations can adopt to prevent the development of silicosis among their respective employees. …
Read More »US Oilfield Contract Labor Heatmap & Listing Analysis [Guest Post]
Last quarter, RigUp contributed one of Infill Thinking’s most popular guest posts to date, sharing their views on trucking rates and demand and quantifying the addressable market for hauling for the first time. So we asked them to follow that up in this Friday guest post with a look at …
Read More »The Tariffs Are Coming, The Tariffs Are Coming! Or Are They? [Guest Post]
In this Friday guest post, Susan Murphy (Publisher and Editor in Chief of The OCTG Situation Report®) provides some clear thinking on the Section 232 trade investigation. Section 232 is a controversial import swing factor injecting uncertainty in the OCTG sub-sector. We asked Susan to share her latest thoughts on status, …
Read More »The Reconstruction Of The Jackup Market [Guest Post]
Deepwater attracts most of the attention paid to offshore drilling, but shallow water rig demand has improved recently stirring up some hope that perhaps the jackup segment may offer better relative recovery prospects offshore. We asked Infill Thinking subscriber Liz Tysall (a Senior Rystad Energy Analyst who has been following …
Read More »Indirect/Hidden Costs Are Posing An Increasing Threat To E&P [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. In today’s piece, online marketplace RigUp offers cost and market transparency on the Lower …
Read More »Henry Ford Didn’t Build A Faster Horse And Neither Should You – 3 Big Data Mistakes The Oilfield Keeps Making [Guest Post]
The big data hype machine can be powerful, and it’s tempting to believe that building and maintaining an effective analytic capability is effortless, with limitless benefits. Today, every company in the oilfield is in the midst of a tech / big data / automation overhaul. In this guest post, Steve …
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 …
Read More »Fridays In March 2017 [Recap]
As an Infill Thinking subscriber, you have some very good company. Executives, analysts, traders, salesmen, investors, academics, attorneys, regulators, and engineers from all across the oilfield now take Infill Thinking. We are humbled by the brain power of the folks we write for. That’s why we decided to do something …
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