THE OCTG SITUATION ROOM

As we think back to this time one year ago we’re grateful to be Marching to the beat of a different drummer. In contrast to last year,...

With a year that felt more like a decade behind us, we welcome 2021 and hope it will be happier and healthier for all. Understandably,...

The results of our exclusive Q3 OCTG Inventory Yard Survey are in and in keeping with the fall season we’re happy to be the bearers of...

Considering that plates runneth over for many in the market this month trying to get kids back to (remote) schooling, sourcing toilet...

Hard to believe we’re moving past the dog days of summer eight months into a cycle that could be best measured in “dog years.” Oil patch...

Our yard survey of the US supply chain revealed that “prime” OCTG inventories in the L48 contracted considerably in the most recent quarter.

We often speak of the health of the oil patch in terms of the general state of the market, but it’s not often that it’s discussed in the...

’Tis the season, the time when we sift through stacks of data in order to provide some grist for the mill. Faced with lingering...

When it comes to diagnosing the health of the oil patch there’s no greater panacea than robust drilling activity, but a significant drop...

As the class of “2020” reconvenes at school this month we too are putting on our thinking caps and dusting off our previous 2019...

As we make our way through the dog days of August one begins to wonder if the “drill, baby, drill” mantra from 2008 will evolve into...

The results of our exclusive 2Q19 Quarterly OCTG Inventory Yard Survey could be viewed as a beacon of hope for those who expressed...

Each year in June we take the temperature of the oil patch, speaking with people from every walk of the supply chain to get a sense of...

What began as a month of snooze abruptly filled with breaking news. So we decided to investigate some of the headlines of the day in our...

While visual evidence of a massive Black Hole made headlines recently, we’re happy to report you won’t find any black holes in OCTG...

H-Town confirmed it knows the ropes as it played host to a Texas-sized A-list this month for the RodeoHouston Livestock show and the 38th...

The new year got underway with a blustery winter wallop: WTI prices struggling to reach $50/bbl coupled with a government ‘meltdown.’ We...

’Tis the season and it’s tradition for us to start it by ringing in our forecast of all things OCTG for 2019. As we began checking off...

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” ~Sherlock Holmes. Holmes clearly understood that having data to back up one’s...

"It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all," ~Henri Poincare, author of “The Foundations of Science.”...