Post Tagged with: "Proppant"

Wisconsin Frac Sand Boom is Over: Mines Sit Dormant as Competition Grows – UW Professor

Wisconsin Frac Sand Boom is Over: Mines Sit Dormant as Competition Grows – UW Professor

From AP/WMTV 

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s frac sand industry is grappling with several idled mines as the sector faces increased competition in Texas and Oklahoma. 

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Professor Kent Syverson believes the region’s frac sand development

June 27, 2019 - 5:45 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Nation’s Shippers Look to Rail, but Proppant Suppliers See Issues

Nation’s Shippers Look to Rail, but Proppant Suppliers See Issues

From Freightwaves

Thinking about switching to intermodal? There may not be any space for you

If a shipper frustrated by rising trucking rates, higher fuel surcharges and the inability to secure a truck is thinking of turning to intermodal, Todd …

September 12, 2018 - 6:42 am Closing Bell Story‎, Transportation
Shale Support Buys Two Louisiana Sand Mines

Shale Support Buys Two Louisiana Sand Mines

Shale Support, a leading provider of frac-sand and logistical solutions to the oil and gas proppant market, today announced it has closed on a deal purchasing two natural mines in Kinder and Central Louisiana. This expansion adds 2.0 million tons …

June 20, 2018 - 12:45 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Proppant Company to Increase Capacity to 1 MM Tons by Mid-Year

Proppant Company to Increase Capacity to 1 MM Tons by Mid-Year

Select Sands delivered proppant by barge starting in Q4

Select Sands Corp. (ticker: SNS) reported full-year revenues of $15.1 million, with a gross profit of $2.9 million. However, the company had a full-year net loss of $1.6 million, or $(0.02) …

April 11, 2018 - 3:51 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Hi-Crush Partners LP Appoints Chief Operating Officer

Hi-Crush Partners LP Appoints Chief Operating Officer

Hi-Crush Partners LP Appoints Scott J. Preston as Chief Operating Officer

Another Texas Commodity Getting Red Hot

Another Texas Commodity Getting Red Hot

Texas dunes, HCLP provide answers

Texas is the motherlode when it comes to decade after decade of oil and gas production in the U.S., and the Permian basin is widely considered to hold some of the best rock in the …

Exclusive Video Interview with Flotek Industries Chairman, President & CEO John Chisholm

Exclusive Video Interview with Flotek Industries Chairman, President & CEO John Chisholm

Flotek Industries: a complete chemistry experience for oil and gas companies 

At its recent 2017 The Oil & Gas Conference®, EnerCom’s Oil & Gas 360® conducted an exclusive video interview with Flotek Industries (ticker: FTK) Chairman, President & CEO John …

Ban on Sand for Oil and Gas Development Prompts Lawsuit in Minnesota

Ban on Sand for Oil and Gas Development Prompts Lawsuit in Minnesota

Is sand the new oil & gas battleground?

Is sand the next battleground for energy development? The early salvos are taking place in Minnesota’s Winona County.

In late 2016, Winona County commissioners voted to ban what the Minneapolis Star Tribune …

Chesapeake’s 25,000-Ton Monster Frac and U.S. Silica’s 19,000-Ton Sand Shipment Set Records

Chesapeake’s 25,000-Ton Monster Frac and U.S. Silica’s 19,000-Ton Sand Shipment Set Records

Monster fracs, superlaterals are here to stay

Remember when that kid you didn’t like in middle school used to tell you to ‘go pound sand’? Somebody who later became a petroleum engineer has heeded that advice and began to work …

Proppant Update: Suppliers Roll with the Punches

Proppant Update: Suppliers Roll with the Punches

Raymond James sees a recovery in sand prices

Although Hi Crush Partners (ticker: HCLP) missed on its Q2 earnings, reporting $84 million in revenues or $0.31 per unit in earnings, Raymond James believes the company still has long-term potential following …