August 18, 2015 – One month ago, an elevated section of Interstate 10 collapsed amid heavy rains in the California desert, injuring one driver, stranding many others and halting travel for thousands by cutting off both directions of the main corridor between Southern California and Arizona. Did you ever wonder how many more bridges out there are in line to fail?…
Read MoreMonth: August 2015
Metso Closes Pennsylvania Plant
Metso announced the closure of its manufacturing operations in York, Pa., plant as of March 31, 2016. The decision affects approximately 80 employees currently employed at the plant.
Read MoreAtlas Copco’s SmartROC T45 Features Site-Navigation System
Quarry and mine drillers now have the advantages of total-site positioning available as standard features in a top-hammer drill rig for line drilling and blastholes up to 5 in. in diameter. Atlas Copco’s fuel-efficient SmartROC T45 comes with its own site-navigation system. Any drilling company that uses computerized features based on the Global Navigation Satellite System can see a benefit.…
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Fuel
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of August 13 is $2.320. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $2.442.
Read MoreSteve Slater Dies; Was Eagle Iron Works Sales Director
Eagle Iron Works (EIW) and the McLanahan Corp. mourn the sudden passing of salesman Steve Slater. He worked at the EIW facility as director of sales and customer service. He had been with Eagle Iron Works since 2007, and joined McLanahan Corp. when it acquired the company in 2012. “He has been a dedicated employee, and he will be greatly missed,” said McLanahan…
Read MoreBrilliant Sands Touts McClelland Lake Project
Brilliant Sands Inc. has received extremely positive results from the continuous exploration program at its McClelland Lake sand property in Alberta, Canada. The results confirm initial test results indicating the presence of high-quality proppant sand deposits at the property.
Read MoreMobile Sand System Delivers On-Site
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, LLC announced the initial deployment of the company’s 5-million-lb. Mobile Sand Silo System. This new 12-silo system recently was used to successfully complete a “zipper” frac of two wells on a pad in the Permian Basin.
Read MoreFairmont Santrol Reports Reduced Frac Sand Volumes
Fairmount Santrol announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Second-quarter 2015 revenue totaled $221.3 million, down 34 percent from $334.3 million for the same period in 2014, and down 27 percent from $301.5 million in the first quarter of 2015.
Read MoreHeadwaters Report Predicts Long-Term Proppant Growth
Headwaters MB released its mid-year 2015 Oilfield Services Outlook. The report notes that 2015 has thus far been a retrenchment year, with the number of land-based drilling rigs dropping by approximately 50 percent since November 2014 and companies in the oil services sector reacting to the new oil price deck reality.
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Dakota Plains Holdings Inc. reported that frac sand transloading volumes were 195,000 tons in the second quarter compared to 110,000 tons in the first quarter of 2015, a 78 percent increase. Revenue from frac sand transloading was $1.6 million for second quarter compared to $0.2 million for the second quarter 2014. The increase in revenue was due to the fact…
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