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3 weeks ago we wrote that RIFs might be returning to the oilfield… today that report was confirmed by a large pumper. 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 …

Are RIFs returning to the oilfield? 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 Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us to discuss …

One week ago today, we quantified the reduction in force trend using 2019 headcount data from the 15 companies that had filed annual reports up to that point. Today, we’ve added another 22 companies that have released annual reports since then, and the number of jobs lost in US shale …

This earnings season, a morbid data set is emerging from the shadows and becoming visible. Everyone in the oilfield is well aware of the reduction in force (RIF) trend that swept across the US onshore oilfield last year and continues this year. But the true extent of the damage has …

Staffing up the new Permian frac sand mines is a challenge we first wrote about back in May. Lately, we’ve heard and seen more sand producers highlighting the issue as a barrier to entry (example). In this update, we share the latest on who’s hiring, how they are doing it, …

In the first months of the downturn, we began warning that a workforce designed for $100 oil is not the same one needed at $50 oil. However, the oilfield service industry right sized extremely quickly to lower activity levels over the past two years. We’ll soon see just how surgical these cuts …