Oil and gas companies using hydraulic fracturing are expected to continue to ramp up their use of frac sand in their drilling operations. According to Tudor Pickering Holt, drillers have stepped up sand use in order to make wells more productive, rising from 3 million lb. per well in 2013 to 5 million lb. per well in 2014, to 8…
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New Report Notes Innovation, Consolidation Future Keys to Market
Over the last year North American proppant and frac sand producers have faced a whole new paradigm with lower oil prices, according to Roskill’s new report, “Frac Sands & Proppants North America: Industry, Markets & Outlook 2015.”
Read MoreFracking to Be Banned in New York State
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration announced that it would ban hydraulic fracturing in New York State because of concerns over health risks, a move that strikes a serious blow to frac sand producers supplying product to the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays in that state.
Read MoreFrac Sand Insider Conference a Must-Attend Event
Rock Products magazine will present the second annual Frac Sand Insider Conference & Exhibition, Nov. 16-18, 2014, at the Westin Hotel and Conference Center in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreMexico Invests in Energy Projects
The Secretary of Energy, Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, and the General Director of the CFE Enrique Ochoa Reza announced the concessions for five mega projects that represent a total of $2.8 billion that add 1,642 megawatts (MW) of generation to total installed capacity for Mexico.
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