OCTG Forecast 2020: Food for Thought
’Tis the season, the time when we sift through stacks of data in order to provide some grist for the mill. Faced with lingering...
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Susan Murphy
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
3Q19 OCTG Inventories: A Turn for the Better
When it comes to diagnosing the health of the oil patch there’s no greater panacea than robust drilling activity, but a significant drop...
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Susan Murphy
- Sep 25, 2019
- 2 min
Doing the Math on OCTG in Q3
As the class of “2020” reconvenes at school this month we too are putting on our thinking caps and dusting off our previous 2019...
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Susan Murphy
- Aug 28, 2019
- 3 min
Will ‘Chill, Baby, Chill’ be the Mantra for OCTG in 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...
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Susan Murphy
- Jul 31, 2019
- 3 min
2Q19 OCTG Inventory Analysis: A Calm Before the Storm or Smooth(er) Sailing Ahead?
The results of our exclusive 2Q19 Quarterly OCTG Inventory Yard Survey could be viewed as a beacon of hope for those who expressed...
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Susan Murphy
- Jun 26, 2019
- 3 min
OCTG 2H19: Rolling with the Punches
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...
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Susan Murphy
- Mar 27, 2019
- 3 min
Will OCTG Buck 2018’s Advancements?
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...
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Susan Murphy
- Feb 27, 2019
- 3 min
Testing the OCTG Market’s ‘Metal’ in Early 2019
If it’s February it must be our “Annual State of the Industry Report.” But alas, that isn’t the ‘Situation’ this month as the shutdown...
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Susan Murphy
- Jan 30, 2019
- 5 min
4Q OCTG Inventory Yard Survey: Rolling with the Punches
The new year got underway with a blustery winter wallop: WTI prices struggling to reach $50/bbl coupled with a government ‘meltdown.’ We...
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Susan Murphy
- Nov 28, 2018
- 3 min
2019 OCTG Forecasts: Merry & Bright ... or Ho-Hum?
’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...
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Susan Murphy
- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
OCTG at Crossroads?
Baseball Hall of Famer and philosopher Yogi Berra said it best: "If you come to a fork in the road, take it!" And so we forge ahead into...
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Susan Murphy
- Jul 31, 2018
- 3 min
2Q18 OCTG Inventory Yard Survey: Who Turned Up the Volume?
Drum roll, please…the results of our exclusive quarterly OCTG inventory yard survey is here. The objective of this endeavor is always the...
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Susan Murphy
- Feb 22, 2018
- 4 min
OCTG By Numbers
As we prepare for our publication’s annual ‘state of the industry’ address every February we often find clues in past years’ metrics and...
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Susan Murphy
- Jan 30, 2018
- 3 min
4Q17 OCTG Inventories: Not All Black & White
As we zoom past 2017 it’s time to bring focus to the current OCTG inventory situation. 4Q17 OCTG inventory results are best framed as a...
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Susan Murphy
- Dec 1, 2017
- 3 min
2018 OCTG Forecast | What’s in the Cards for the Coming Year?
Each November we examine numerous oilfield metrics to determine what might be in the cards for the coming year. Will the deck be stacked...
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Susan Murphy
- Nov 3, 2017
- 3 min
OCTG Q3 Inventories: “Back to the Future”
Another quarter wrapped; time to zoom in on the results of The OCTG Situation Report’s exclusive OCTG inventory yard survey. First, we...
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Susan Murphy
- Jul 26, 2017
- 2 min
Getting a Read on OCTG Inventories for 2Q17
As we close the chapter on another exclusive quarterly inventory survey, we’re grateful to the hundreds of OCTG yards throughout the supply
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Susan Murphy
- Jun 21, 2017
- 3 min
fOiled Again: Section 232’s Catch-22 for OCTG
Every June we take the temperature of the oil patch and judging by the tone of our many conversations this month we'd say, without...
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Susan Murphy
- Feb 22, 2017
- 2 min
OCTG: "Days of Future Past"
In the words of baseball legend Yogi Berra, “the future ain't what it used to be.” As we embark on our publication’s 31st annual ‘state
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Susan Murphy
- Nov 22, 2016
- 3 min
Santa vs Scrooge: 2017 OCTG Forecasts
As we prepared to weigh in on our 2017 OCTG forecasts we couldn’t help but look back over the past two years with a mix of shock and awe....
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