Tag Archives: supply chain

Every year, sand trucking is a problem from Christmas through early-January. This year it appears to be worse than normal… 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 …

Happy New Year! Oil prices firmed up over the holiday break, putting the 4Q21 flash crash scare firmly in the rearview mirror. Here’s some thoughts on what’s coming next in the oilfield market place… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this …

In this report we shift our gaze out a bit to the full 2022 picture and think through some supply/demand points that were not addressed in several recent Permian sand situation reports from Infill Thinking… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read …

Over the past couple of years, the focus on various buzzwords / topics has ebbed and flowed in E&P land. In this update, we take a data driven look at the trends in where E&Ps have focused, breaking down the intensity of conversation on 22 key themes for 2022. There’s …

Thinking ahead about frac sand sourcing in 2022 for the Permian Basin. 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 …

Frac sand situation report for the Permian Basin. 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 …

We have identified plans to bring online a new large-scale, permanent Permian frac sand plant – the first in quite some time… 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 …

Access to OCTG has become a critical concern in today’s oilfield and an operator said in our recent industry survey that they “might actually drop rigs due to casing shortage.” When OCTG issues or concerns come up, we know just who to call to get answers… In this update, see …

One of the biggest questions on our contacts’ minds about 2022 is how supply, freight, and labor cost inflation will factor into the US onshore E&P 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 …

Way back in March 2018, we speculated in this piece that Antero might be looking to vertically integrate sand mining, predicting that their most likely path forward would be building a regional / in-basin 2-2.5mmtpa greenfield mine (read more). It only took 3.5 years, but fast forward to today and …