Susan Murphy
OCTG Fall Color from 30,000 Feet: Pitfalls & Windfalls
The official start of fall comes later this week with the autumnal equinox on September 23, but by all measures the OCTG business got a...
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Susan Murphy
- May 24
- 2 min
OCTG Calm Before the Storm or Smooth Sailing Ahead?
This month we thought it would be an interesting exercise to look back on the agony and ecstasy of the past three years in the oil...
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Susan Murphy
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Absorbing OCTG’s ‘InTAXicating’ Increase in 1Q23
It’s that taxing time of year when subscribers count on us to roll up our sleeves and crunch the numbers in order to provide an accurate...
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Susan Murphy
- Mar 23
- 2 min
CERAWeek’s Muted Refrain: “Que Sera, ‘CERA.’”
The once thunderous ‘Shalelujah Chorus’ that led prior CERAWeek congregations was more muted than in past years as discussion of sweet...
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Susan Murphy
- Jan 31
- 3 min
What’s Up Downhole in “The Year of the Water Rabbit”
As we enter “The Year of the Water Rabbit,” one can’t help but wonder if it will be as hair-raising as the three years that proceeded it?...
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Susan Murphy
- Nov 23, 2022
- 3 min
What’s in the Cards for OCTG in ’23?
Each November we publish our annual OCTGPS wherein we examine numerous oilfield metrics to determine what might be in the cards for the...
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Susan Murphy
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Q3 OCTG Inventory Quarterly: Back to the Future
Another quarter wrapped; time to zoom in on the results of our exclusive OCTG inventory yard survey. First, we want to give props to the...
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Susan Murphy
- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
The New ‘Now’ for OCTG: “To Infinity & Beyond...”
Say what you will, but the environment in which we find the OCTG market today is unlike any other. The “new normal” is now old news...
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Susan Murphy
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
OCTG Pop Quiz: What’s UP with Pricing?
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...
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Susan Murphy
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
OCTG August Update: Walking A Tightrope
Tight is defined as “difficult to deal with or manage.” Of course, tight is also, “slightly drunk,” but when used in relation to the...
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Susan Murphy
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
OCTG 2Q21: Taking a Bite Out of Upstream Inventories
https://www.octgsituationreport.com/subscribe It’s that time in the summer when we tackle yet another exclusive OCTG Quarterly Inventory...
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Susan Murphy
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
OCTG 2H21: Much Ado About ‘Something’
The heat is on in the US and oil patch participants are, likewise, pretty fired up this month. In fact, after spending the past few weeks...
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Susan Murphy
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
OCTG: Raw Materials ‘Steel’ the Show in 1H21
The upset in the raw materials market in 2021 is ‘steeling’ the show and putting the oil patch through the mill once again. Seems like...
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