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There’s been a lot of focus on the Lower 48 natural gas plays as a source of relatively strong oilfield service demand in the oil crisis. This week, we took a data-driven look at a variety of activity metrics in the play – a “wellness check” if you will… There’s …

Following our Appalachian oilfield trip last week, we are shining a spotlight on Marcellus / Utica drilling and completions trends in this edition of our regular weekly rig count.   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

We heard some chatter about local sand in the Appalachia at the Petroleum Connection’s frac sand conference in Houston last week, so we caught up the plant’s new ownership to learn more about the site and their frac sand ambitions. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …

Back in October 2017, we noticed a spike in Marcellus well permitting and wrote in this update: “Permits surging to 24-month high, look for spuds to play catch up into 1Q18. Fast forward to today, and this is playing out as expected, albeit slightly behind our expectations on timing. In …