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Halliburton’s 4Q20 conference call on Tuesday sets the tone for the company narrative on the 2021 outlook in the Lower 48 pressure pumping market. Here’s what stood out from our listen: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

Halliburton hosted their 3Q20 earnings call on Monday morning and here are the takeaways that matter for folks in the frac business… 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 we there yet? To the bottom of the worst downturn ever? 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 …

It’s on! 2Q20 earnings season is underway and here is our take on the first important market commentary of the season… 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 …

Where is the rig count going to strike bottom and how high will it go in the next cycle? We discuss this and other key issues in land drilling with the insight of the top land rig CEO There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …

A data-driven look at operating activity trends for the Lower 48 local frac sand mining industry. 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, …

We have arrived at the following ranges for active frac crew counts by basin based on information received from multiple plugged-in contacts we trust. This isn’t necessarily “Gospel,” and you may have hard data you are relying on that falls outside these ranges. But there is value in knowing where …

Earlier this week we outlined 10 key debates that will commence as soon as the oilfield market bottoms. How will we know when the bottom is here? On what kind of stage will these debates play out? What are reasonable expectations for oilfield activity when the floor is reached? In …

One beaten-down reader told us last week that we need to start a virtual happy hour after every newsletter we send these days. We understand – the subject matter is indeed depressing. Recent newsletters haven’t been easy for us to ship, for we know that our writings reflect the pain …

With fewer greenfield projects actively under construction now than at any time in the past three years, we believe that nameplate capacity activations at large-scale fixed local frac sand plants are mostly in the rear-view mirror now. Here’s a data-driven assessment of local sand mine activity in the Lower 48, …