One year ago, we made 10 predictions about 2023 shale trends in this update. In this “post mortem” report, we hold ourselves accountable for the hits and misses… how’d we do? Hint, pretty well despite the macro wildcards! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Permian Market Fragmentation Study – Consolidation Across Key Oilfield Categories
This week we had an opportunity to attend and speak at the Petroleum Connection’s frac sand and logistics conference in San Antonio. It was the largest frac sand conference in the industry since 2019. It was a great time networking with peers and here is what grabbed us at …
Read More »E&P Operators Dial In 2024 Service Cost Expectations
2024 is almost here and most E&Ps are expecting to do more with less thanks to lower pricing from their service providers. 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 …
Read More »Something To Be Grateful For At Thanksgiving Feast… Rigs Aren’t Going Down Anymore At Least
Some rig count trends are worth highlighting… today we found one of those. 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 …
Read More »Thinking About OFS Implications In Another E&P Mega Deal
Context on what the latest E&P megadeal could mean for OFS… 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, …
Read More »Small / Private E&P Rig Count Flattening Out [chart of the day]
Data driven context for rig count outlook… 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 …
Read More »Shale Frac Crews Hitting Bottom Now? [Chart Of The Day]
Going through our D&C model this week, something that jumps out is… 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 …
Read More »Checking In On Private vs. Public E&P Rig Count Trends [Chart Of The Day]
Data on differences in rig trends by operator type… 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 …
Read More »Live From New York… It’s Shale Outlook Time!
With the rubber hitting the road on 2024 budget planning, OFS and E&P CEOs converged in New York this week for the annual Barclays energy investor conference. Here’s what stood out to us in publicly available transcripts emanating from the event… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »2024 Public E&P Capex Points Slightly Lower Y/Y Per ‘Soft Guidance’ So Far
It’s still pretty early for Public E&Ps to give formal 2024 budgets, but over the past several weeks, we’ve gotten ‘soft guidance’ on about a dozen E&P earnings calls. As a key takeaway, 2024 capex is… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
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