THE OCTG SITUATION ROOM

“There's nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” ~Sherlock Holmes. Holmes knew data can be powerful, but not on its own. Only...

Attention drill seekers! The stampede to Houston is underway this month as Houston took center stage for the concurrent 40th IHS CERAWeek...

As we prepared to launch our 36th annual ‘state of the industry’ address, the atmosphere in the OCTG space and center of gravity; Houston...

As we embark on our 36th year in business we’re reminded that our long history is due, not to any supernatural powers we might wish to...

Welcome to our annual OCTGPS for 2022: your exclusive road map to navigating the year in OCTG. It will come as no surprise to oil patch...

We’ve come to the end of the third quarter; time to tackle another exclusive OCTG Inventory Yard Survey. The goal of our survey is...

September has arrived, time to turn the page on another summer and welcome the class of OCTG-U back into session. Unless you were playing...

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...