Category Archives: DUCs

OCTG in 2020: For Whom the ‘Well’ Tolls

Posted on August 26, 2020 by The OCTG Situation Report®

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 austerity is keeping optimism on a short leash while myriad disruptions in global financial … Continue reading →

Posted in COVID-19, DUCs, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, ERW Pipe, Inventory, OCTG, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG Exports, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Spot Prices, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Services & Equipment, Onshore, Permian Basin, Prime Pipe, Saudi Arabia/Russia Oil Price War, Shale Plays, steel industry, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

OCTG in 2H20: “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly”

Posted on June 24, 2020 by The OCTG Situation Report®

Every June we confer with colleagues from all walks of OCTG specifically to examine their outlook for the balance of the year: “the good, the bad and the ugly.” We’ve grown weary of the “un-” words: uncharted, unprecedented, uncertain and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2H20, Department of Commerce, DUCs, E&P, E&P spending, HRC, Inventory, OCTG, OCTG 2H20, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Exports, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Spot Prices, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Services & Equipment, Onshore, Permian Basin, Prime Pipe, Seamless Pipe, Tubular Goods, U.S. CAPEX, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Helter ‘Shelter’ in the Oil Patch with OCTG

Posted on May 27, 2020 by The OCTG Situation Report®

It’s May in the oil patch and we hope you’re doing well and staying well in this helter ‘shelter’ world in which we now find ourselves. “Helter-skelter,” as the phrase is known, seems to be an appropriate way to label … Continue reading →

Posted in CAPEX, COVID-19, Crude Oil Prices, DUCs, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, ERW Pipe, OCTG, Saudi Arabia/Russia Oil Price War | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2Q19 OCTG Inventory Analysis: A Calm Before the Storm or Smooth(er) Sailing Ahead?

Posted on July 31, 2019 by The OCTG Situation Report®

The results of our exclusive 2Q19 Quarterly OCTG Inventory Yard Survey could be viewed as a beacon of hope for those who expressed trepidation about the outcome in our midyear market conversations last month. Turns out parties with an ear … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 E&P Budgets, Crude Oil Prices, Department of Commerce, DUCs, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, Hot Rolled Coil, HRC, Inventory, OCTG, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG inventories, OCTG Inventory Survey, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, OCTG Spot Prices, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Services & Equipment, Onshore, Permian Basin, Prime Pipe, Q2, Seamless Pipe, Supply Chain, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

May’s OCTG Snooze Turns to Breaking News

Posted on May 29, 2019 by The OCTG Situation Report®

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 May Report. On Friday, May 17 there was the announcement of an “apparent” settlement … Continue reading →

Posted in DUCs, E&P, Energy, ERW Pipe, HRC, Inventory, OCTG, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, OCTG Spot Prices, OCTG Trade Case, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Prices, Oil Services & Equipment, Onshore, Permian Basin, Prime Pipe, Seamless Pipe, Section 232, Shale Plays, steel industry, Steel Tarrifs, Steel Trade Case, Supply Chain, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The OCTG ‘Space’ 1Q19: The Current Frontier

Posted on April 30, 2019 by The OCTG Situation Report®

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 inventory metrics due to our exclusive quarterly Inventory Yard Surveys. This breakthrough is credited to our publication’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 E&P Budgets, CAPEX, Crude Oil Prices, Department of Commerce, DUCs, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, ERW Pipe, First Quarter, Government Shutdown, HRC, OCTG, OCTG CAPEX, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Exports, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Inventory Survey, OCTG mill, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, OCTG Spot Prices, OCTG Trade Case, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Prices, Oil Services & Equipment, Onshore, Permian Basin, Prime Pipe, Q1, Seamless Pipe, Section 232, Shale, Shale Plays, steel industry, Steel Tarrifs, Steel Trade Case, Supply Chain, Trade Case, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Testing the OCTG Market’s ‘Metal’ in Early 2019

Posted on February 27, 2019 by The OCTG Situation Report®

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 got the better of anyone who relies on the government for stats. Thus, we’ve postponed our … Continue reading →

Posted in Crude Oil Prices, Department of Commerce, DUCs, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, ERW Pipe, Government Shutdown, Hot Rolled Coil, HRC, OCTG, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Imports, OCTG mill, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, OCTG Spot Prices, OCTG Trade Case, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, oil country tubular goods, Oil Patch, Oil Prices, Onshore, Pipe, Prime Pipe, Seamless Pipe, Section 232, Shale, Shale Plays, steel industry, Steel Tarrifs, Steel Trade Case, Supply Chain, Trade Case, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

4Q OCTG Inventory Yard Survey: Rolling with the Punches

Posted on January 30, 2019 by The OCTG Situation Report®

The new year got underway with a blustery winter wallop: WTI prices struggling to reach $50/bbl coupled with a government ‘meltdown.’ We trust this isn’t the writing on the wall for 2019, so rather than wallow in woe we’ll kick … Continue reading →

Posted in CAPEX, Crude Oil Prices, Department of Commerce, DUCs, E&P, ERW Pipe, Government Shutdown, HRC, Inventory, OCTG, OCTG CAPEX, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Exports, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Inventory Survey, OCTG mill, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, OCTG Spot Prices, OCTG Trade Case, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, oil country tubular goods, Oil Patch, Oil Prices, Oil Services & Equipment, Oilpatch, Onshore, Permian Basin, Prime Pipe, Q4, Seamless Pipe, Section 232, steel industry, Steel Tarrifs, Steel Trade Case, Supply Chain, Tubular Goods, U.S. CAPEX, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

OCTG Price Forecast: The 64K Dollar Question

Posted on September 26, 2018 by The OCTG Situation Report®

“It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all,” ~Henri Poincare, author of “The Foundations of Science.” With a greater line of sight to the year-end and a better grip on the impact of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crude Oil Prices, Department of Commerce, DUCs, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, OCTG, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, OCTG Spot Prices, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Services & Equipment, Prime Pipe, Section 232, steel industry, Steel Tarrifs, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Surviving Post-Traumatic ‘232’ Disorder

Posted on May 23, 2018 by The OCTG Situation Report®

As we barrel ahead toward summer in the oil patch there’s an intermittent up-stream of opportunities for various sectors of the supply chain that are in a position to capitalize on them. Be that as it May, suppliers of OCTG have reported suffering a little post-traumatic ‘232’ disorder. Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 E&P Budgets, Department of Commerce, DUCs, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, ERW Pipe, Hot Rolled Coil, HRC, Inventory, OCTG, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Mills, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Prices, Oil Services & Equipment, Onshore, Pipe, Seamless Pipe, Section 232, steel industry, Supply Chain, Tubular Goods, U.S. HRC Spot Price, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment