Tag Archives: Budgets

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

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

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 →

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OCTG Forecast 2020: Food for Thought

Posted on November 27, 2019 by

’Tis the season, the time when we sift through stacks of data in order to provide some grist for the mill. Faced with lingering trade-related issues, global economic concerns and the general uncertainty heading into an election year there’s no … Continue reading →

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The OCTG ‘Space’ 1Q19: The Current Frontier

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

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

Surviving Post-Traumatic ‘232’ Disorder

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

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 →

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2018 OCTG Forecast | What’s in the Cards for the Coming Year? 

Posted on November 30, 2017 by

Each November we examine numerous oilfield metrics to determine what might be in the cards for the coming year. Will the deck be stacked in favor of or against OCTG in 2018? Here’s our read. On November 30, the powers … Continue reading →

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fOiled Again: Section 232’s Catch-22 for OCTG

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

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 exception, full ‘June’ fever has taken hold in the form of the Section 232 (aka Section … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 E&P Budgets, OCTG, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG Forecast 2017, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, OCTG Spot Prices, OCTG Trade Case, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil Patch, Oil Prices, Prime Pipe, Seamless Pipe, Section 232, steel industry, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

OCTG 4Q16 Inventory: Is the Yard Half Empty or Half Full?

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

The past 26 months in the oil patch have run our industry through the mill, so the glimmer of light we see at the end of the tunnel sets the tone for a decidedly happier new year. Each January (and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 E&P Budgets, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, Hot Rolled Coil, HRC, Inventory, OCTG, OCTG CAPEX, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Inventory Survey, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Services & Equipment, Onshore, Q4, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Santa vs Scrooge: 2017 OCTG Forecasts

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

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. It was Thanksgiving Day 2014 when OPEC all but gave us … Continue reading →

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3Q16 Inventory: Cracking the Case of the Absent OCTG Tonnages

Posted on October 26, 2016 by

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data,” ~Sherlock Holmes. Holmes clearly understood that having data to back up one’s conclusions is paramount and our quarterly OCTG inventory yard survey is further proof of this fact. This … Continue reading →

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Fare-Thee-Well: OCTG in 2014 | Some Food For Thought

Posted on November 19, 2013 by

Tis the season: the time when we sift through stacks of data in order to provide some grist for the mill. No one is immune to the pitfalls inherent in prognostication, even Yogi Berra is noted for saying, “Prediction is … Continue reading →

Posted in CAPEX, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, OCTG, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Pricing, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Pipe, Prime Pipe, Q3, Tubular Goods, U.S. CAPEX | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment