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Read More »5 Highlights From US Silica’s Strong 2Q19 Earnings With Oilfield Market Implications… [Pre-Call Note]
US Silica press released strong 2Q19 results this morning. We highlight 5 items from the press release that caught our attention. We also share what we’ll be listening for on this morning’s call and will add conference call analysis to this update later today… There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »US Silica Says It Feels A Little Like The Good Old Days For Northern White
In the pithy bullet points below, here’s what all frac supply chain folks should know from US Silica’s remarks on their earnings call this week. 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 …
Read More »US Silica’s Intent Focus On SandBox Is Accompanied By A Realistic View On Local Sand [Live Blog Complete]
Every once in a while we “live-blog” earnings conference calls, sharing takeaways and highlighting what matters most seconds after management articulates their points. Today was one such occasion… and there were plenty of fireworks on this one. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »The Brady Brown Mothballing Epidemic Spreads
Over the weekend, we wrote about the closures at Covia’s Voca plants, which were subsequently announced by the company. But that’s not all… the Brady mothballing trend has escalated further this week… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Is This The Biggest Frac Sand Contract Of All Time?
Quick thoughts on the breaking news Tuesday afternoon that a leading E&P has taken a stake in an in-basin frac sand plant. 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 »Permian Nameplate Expansions Are Starting To Add Up. US Silica Is The Latest To Grow
US Silica’s Lamesa sand plant more than doubled in announced capacity this week, becoming the Xth Permian in-basin plant we track with an announced expansion vs. original nameplate capacity. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »US Silica Explains Permian Plant Delays, Says One Big Customer Has Switched Back To NWS [Live Blog Complete]
We live blogged our takeaways from the US Silica earnings conference call on Tuesday morning… 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, …
Read More »In Other News… Fatal Left Turn, Triangulating On The Colorado Mine, and US Silica M&A
In addition to the deeper Infill Thinking research updates published this week, three quick hits crossed our desk that are worthy of comment… 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. …
Read More »US Silica Conference Call Highlights [Live Blog Has Ended]
We live-blogged our notes and thoughts from the US Silica earnings conference call on 2/21/18… 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 …
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