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1. Claim Post Acquires Nine Quarry Leases: (Frac Sand); ... by the Manitoba Government. Claim Post’s significant surface silica sand deposit remains in high demand for fracking in the energy industry and we can now move forward to pursuing an active development ...; Created on 31 May 2018
2. Connecticut Town Council Approves Fracking Waste Ban: (Frac Sand); The South Windsor, Conn., town council unanimously approved an ordinance that bans fracking waste from being brought to or used in the town, according to the Hartford Courant. The town became the 34th ...; Created on 08 February 2018
3. Minnesota Sands Appeals Frac Sand Mining Ban: (Frac Sand); ... or processing of sand used for fracking - while allowing the mining of sand for construction and agriculture uses - violated the U.S. Constitutions' interstate commerce clause and the U.S. and Minnesot ...; Created on 25 January 2018
4. Claim Post to Sell Timmins Properties; Focus on Frac: (Frac Sand); ... its high-quality, near-surface, Tier 1 sand deposit is suitable for fracking in the oil and natural gas industries, and that the company should pursue this opportunity to achieve near term production ...; Created on 28 December 2017
5. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); ... hearing in January and listen to a presentation from the activist group Food and Water Watch before voting on an ordinance that aims to ban fracking waste from being brought into South Windsor. Ordinances ...; Created on 28 December 2017
6. Superior Sands’ Shearer Says Market Has Rebounded: (Frac Sand); ... was the reason for the slide. “We began to be a thorn in their side,” Shearer said, about the fracking industry as a whole. OPEC decided to drive the oil price down to drive out companies doing fracking, ...; Created on 17 November 2017
7. Kenworth T880s Rock for Brown Transportation: (Loadout & Drones); ... and provide sand for the oil industry in fracking operations. But that business can go up and down – it’s soft right now. So, we switch over to highway construction, delivering aggregate and rock in our ...; Created on 19 September 2017
8. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); • As much as 10 percent of U.S. fracking work could be delayed after Hurricane Harvey ripped through south Texas, Raymond James analysts said. More than half of the rigs running in the Eagle Ford shale ...; Created on 07 September 2017
9. Floridians Seek to Ban Fracking; Effort Called Misguided: (Frac Sand); Hundreds of Floridians gathered together in the state capitol to urge elected officials to pass a fracking ban, commit to increasing renewable energy sources and protect waterways. The group, including ...; Created on 06 April 2017
10. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); ... g to the Reno Gazette-Journal. The state, in 2014, enacted fracking regulations some say are among the strictest in the nation, but a new proposal would ban it outright. According to Assemblyman Justin Watki ...; Created on 06 April 2017
11. Property Owners Challenge Minnesota Frac Sand Ban: (Frac Sand); ... sand for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing. The ban ended mining, transporting and processing silica sand for the purpose of fracking but allowed those activities for other uses of silica sand such as ...; Created on 22 March 2017
12. Aggregates Education at the Show: (ConExpo-Con/Agg); ... able to take advantage of the “superfracking” of existing wells, and have invested in technology to make operations more efficient. They also learned how to deal with changing market conditions and ongoing ...; Created on 15 February 2017
13. Hamm: We Can Double Oil Production to 20 Million Barrels a Day: (Frac Sand); U.S. drillers have the ability to double the country's oil production to 20 million barrels a day, but doing so too soon would tank oil prices, Continental Resources CEO and fracking advocate Harold Ham ...; Created on 26 January 2017
14. EPA Claims Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts Drinking Water: (Frac Sand); ... Orr, research fellow, The Heartland Institute. “Study after study, such as those conducted by the University of Cincinnati, and a review of the impact of fracking on groundwater in Pavilion, Wyo., has con ...; Created on 14 December 2016
15. Sand Demand Could Surpass Historical Peak Levels: (Frac Sand); ... The below chart shows frac sand demand over the past years and also the forecast for the next three years. Re-fracking of existing older wells could add to a demand rebound. Another potential positive ...; Created on 30 November 2016
16. Hi-Crush, Fairmount Restart Wisconsin Operations: (Frac Sand); ... ny for any increases in demand for sand used in hydrofracking. ...; Created on 05 October 2016
17. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is stirring unease in the oil and natural gas industry with his remarks about hydraulic fracturing, according to a report from The Hill. Trump supports fracking ...; Created on 11 August 2016
18. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); A state appeals court has affirmed a decision blocking a frac sand mine in western Wisconsin, according to a report on Wisconsin Public Radio. The Mississippi Land Connection and Timber Company LLC and ...; Created on 27 July 2016
19. Federal Judge Strikes Down Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations: (Frac Sand); ... r fracking on federal and Indian lands, according to National Public Radio. U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl said Congress had not granted the BLM that power, and had instead chosen to specifical ...; Created on 30 June 2016
20. Do Frac Sand Plants Contribute to Cleaner Air?: (Frac Sand); ... c fracking process) to generate electricity, Orr said. In this respect, the small, spherical grains of frac sand mined in the Upper Midwest are helping to bring cleaner air to the entire country. Re ...; Created on 16 June 2016
21. Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Down Fracking Ban: (Frac Sand); Colorado’s Supreme Court struck down voter-approved bans on fracking and the storage of fracking waste within the cities of Fort Collins and Longmont, ruling they conflicted with state law, according to ...; Created on 05 May 2016
22. Schneyer to be Keynote Speaker at Frac Sand Insider Conference: (Frac Sand); ... ties to private equity. While the long-term outlook for fracking looks promising, the current low oil price has put the entire E & P sector (and their Private Equity sponsors) under duress. Sand that ...; Created on 07 April 2016
23. Frac Fights Back: (Features); ... an upward sloping price for oil.” Nangia said his firm, IHS, has forecast oil prices to average above $40 a barrel through 2016. At that price, he said, fracking oil wells in Texas and parts of North Dakota ...; Created on 07 April 2016
24. Frac Sand: Long-Term Prospects Still Good: (Frac Sand); ... IHS, has forecast oil prices to average above $40 a barrel through 2016. At that price, he said, fracking oil wells in Texas and parts of North Dakota can still be profitable, meaning demand for Wisconsi ...; Created on 12 February 2016
25. Global Proppants Market Will Double by 2022: (Frac Sand); ... proppants with around 14 percent. A majority of manufacturers are using frac sand products due to their low cost and abundant availability. The global fracking proppants market is segmented by type and ...; Created on 07 January 2016
26. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); ... company officials wrote. Plus, fracking companies now use more sand per well. All of that means frac sand will be big business in the future, but it is unclear when that recovery will happen. Hi-Crush ...; Created on 17 December 2015
27. Fracking Bill Moves Forward In Florida: (Frac Sand); According to Channel 10 News, Tampa Bay, Fla., a bill that would create regulations for fracking was approved by a Florida House committee despite strong opposition from environmentalists who said the ...; Created on 03 December 2015
28. A Better Blend: (Features); ... it will be used for fracking or in a foundry. “Foundry sand production and frac sand processing are actually similar processes,” said Kyle Grahn, vice president of A.F. Gelhar. “What we needed was to ...; Created on 24 November 2015
29. Focus on Frac: (Features); ... quantities of sand in fracking wells have put a profit squeeze on oil and gas producers. Canadian companies by and large have not cut their capital expenditures and continue to drill wells. As a result, ...; Created on 24 November 2015
30. Quake Monitoring Service Protects Fracking Operations: (Frac Sand); ... In Alberta, where fracking operations are claimed to have caused a significant increase in the number of induced earthquakes, regulations have been introduced that requires frac operators to monitor all ...; Created on 08 October 2015
31. Maurer Engineering Develops Shale Stimulation Technique: (Frac Sand); ... from fracked shale wells deplete by up to 70 percent in the first two years, requiring refracking every two or three years at a cost of $2 million or more. This high cost significantly decreases the economics ...; Created on 10 September 2015
32. Municipal Wastewater Being Used for Fracking: (Frac Sand); ... rock have tried to cut every unnecessary penny from their operations. Water acquisition and transportation can be up to 10 percent of the cost of drilling and fracking a well, according to consulting firm ...; Created on 27 August 2015
33. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); ... frac sand mining and resolving problems with nonconforming mines. No frac sand shipments have come through the Winonam, Wis., city harbor this year, owing to the slowdown of fracking across the ...; Created on 27 August 2015
34. Headwaters Report Predicts Long-Term Proppant Growth: (Frac Sand); ... Coupled with pad drilling (and closer well spacing) and the potential refracking of old wells, proppant demand is expected to increase over the long term. Smaller grained sand is also increasing in use, ...; Created on 13 August 2015
35. A Productive Solution: (Features); ... minerals and logistics company. NBI’s Tyler, Texas, plant and 1,400-acre mine produces sand primarily used for fracking; however, the plant’s process of mining sand and loading 40-ton trucks was not as ...; Created on 06 August 2015
36. Brilliant Sands Announces Second Quarter Results: (Frac Sand); ... , the company will be able to market its findings and sign pre-sale contracts with potential customers." Andrews continued, "Low oil prices and the use of higher quantities of sand in fracking wells h ...; Created on 30 July 2015
37. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); ... use in the fracking industry. BMIX has access to a multitude of different types of sand from its dozens of minerals rights areas and is beginning a process to identify potential locations for supply. Ther ...; Created on 16 July 2015
38. Estimates of Hydraulic Fracturing (Frac) Sand Production, Consumption, and Reserves in the United States: (Frac Sand); ... black powder as a blasting agent. Nearly all domestic hydraulic fracturing, often referred to as hydrofracking or fracking, is a process where fluids are injected under high pressure through perforations ...; Created on 26 May 2015
39. Frac Sand Sources in the United States: (Frac Sand); ... sand is a specialized sand that is added to fracking fluids that are injected into unconventional oil and gas wells during hydraulic fracturing (fracking or hydrofracking), a process that enhances petroleum ...; Created on 19 May 2015
40. Frac Sand Insider Moves to Wisconsin: (Latest News); ... be a huge benefit for attendees and exhibitors alike,” said MMI President Peter Johnson. With a renewed look at refracking old wells, developing incomplete wells, and increased per-well sand usage, frac ...; Created on 12 May 2015
41. Victory Nickel Frac Sand Sales Decrease: (Frac Sand); ... shed product and raw material inventory at its 7P Plant which is available to supply its customers as fracking activity resumes following spring break-up, according to the company. ...; Created on 24 April 2015
42. This Week’s Market Buzz: (Market Buzz); ... an enormous supply of non-completed wells, and the epic potential of refracking to greatly increase the demand for frac sand, said Adam Galas, writing for stock analysis website The Motley Fool. ...; Created on 24 April 2015
43. New Fracking Laws Challenged by Industry: (Frac Sand); Following a process that included more than 1.5 million public comments, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell released final standards that she said will support “safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing ...; Created on 21 April 2015
44. First Look - April 2015: (First Look); AGG1 Rocks Baltimore / New Fracking Laws Challenged by Industry / VantaCore Drives NRP Revenues TOP NEWS AGG1 Rocks Baltimore This year’s show featured record registered attendance of more than ...; Created on 21 April 2015
45. Victory Nickel Report Focused on 7P Plant: (Frac Sand); ... ined due to the drop in oil price, however the trend toward re-fracking of wells, increasing frac sand mass per stage, more stages per horizontal well and a rising inventory of wells that have been dr ...; Created on 09 April 2015
46. News Fracking Laws Challenged by Industry: (Frac Sand); Following a process that included more than 1.5 million public comments, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell released final standards that she said will support “safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing ...; Created on 26 March 2015
47. Victory Silica Reports Fourth Quarter Results: (Frac Sand); ... s on a go-forward basis. The industry trend toward increasing proppant intensity (more fracking stages per well using more proppant per stage) is expected to somewhat offset the potential impact on fr ...; Created on 12 March 2015
48. Drop in Oil Prices Brings Uncertainty: (Frac Sand); ... n the fracking technology to drill them. Because the price of oil isn't high enough to cover the costs, there's just no economic incentive to start. The shale oil industry produces nearly four million bar ...; Created on 13 February 2015

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