Sand and the new oil boom
May 20, 2026
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Sand rarely gets the attention. It doesn’t move markets the way crude prices do. It doesn’t dominate headlines like LNG exports, OPEC decisions, or geopolitical conflict. Yet without it, much of the modern shale industry simply doesn’t work. That reality is becoming more obvious again as U.S. drilling activity stabilizes, longer laterals continue
