• According to the Winona Post, the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) made a move to join the legal battle over Winona County’s frac sand ban. Attorneys for LSP filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the county’s ban on mining sand for industrial purposes. If the motion is granted, LSP “will defend the lawsuit shoulder-to-shoulder with the county,”…
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• Fairmount Santrol released its 11th annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, “Staying True,” which highlights the company’s collective commitment to Sustainable Development (SD), as well as the many accomplishments of Fairmount Santrol Family Members in 2016. Family Members achieved 101 percent of the 2016 SD team goals and individual facilities achieved 97 percent of their SD goals, while shipping…
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• Emerge Energy Services, Fort Worth, Texas, said it is buying a small operation south of San Antonio to transform it into a much larger mine to serve the hydraulic fracturing needs of the oil sector. The mine, owned by Osburn Materials of San Antonio, produces sand for building materials, golf courses and baseball fields. Emerge is buying it for…
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• Mammoth Energy Services has agreed to acquire frac sand mining company Taylor Frac and two oilfield service businesses for issuance of 7 million common shares. Based upon Mammoth Energy Services’ March 20 closing price of $19.06/share, the value of the transaction is $133.8 million, including the assumption of $7.3 million in debt. Mammoth Energy Services said it plans to…
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According to Stratistics MRC, the global proppant market is estimated at $58.46 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $143.46 billion by 2022 growing at a CAGR of 13.68 percent from 2015 to 2022. A shift towards alternative energy resources is the key factor favoring market growth. The increasing demand for energy and unconventional gas are the key drivers,…
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• U.S. crude stockpiles have been rising for seven consecutive weeks, and forecasts of an eighth build of 2.9 million barrels last week fueled worries that demand growth may not be sufficient to soak up the global crude oil glut. U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude was holding at $54.01 a barrel. Benchmarks Brent crude oil was at $55.56 a…
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• Oil prices rose on February 23 after U.S. data showed a surprise decline in inventories, suggesting that a global glut may be ending after moves by OPEC to cut production. Benchmark Brent crude oil was up $1.05 a barrel, or 1.9 percent, at $56.89, recovering from a drop of 82 cents. U.S. light crude rose $1, or 1.9 percent…
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• Oil prices turned positive again after government data showed a surprise drop in gasoline in storage that offset a huge rise in U.S. crude stockpiles. International Brent crude futures were trading at $55.54 per barrel up 49 cents, or 0.9 percent, from their previous close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $52.55 a barrel, up 38 cents, or…
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Light, sweet crude for delivery rose 44 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $53.19 a barrel during the Globex electronic session of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for March delivery added 48 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $55.56/barrel. Prices continue to swing back and forth around the low $50-a-barrel level, and traders continue to weigh the outlook for a…
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• Oil prices are trending higher on news of Saudi supply cuts to Asia. Oil’s gains came despite government data showing a bigger-than-expected weekly build in U.S. crude and fuel inventories. Brent crude futures were up $1.60, or 3 percent, at $55.24 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were up $1.53, or 3 percent, at…
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