Tag Archives: OCTG inventories

As The ‘Pipe’ Turns: Zooming in on the Annual State of the Industry Report 

This month we presented another episode of As The ‘Pipe’ Turns, aka our OCTG-rated, commercial-free, 37th “Annual State of the Industry Report.” In this action-packed edition we published a host of vital metrics for the past three years detailed in … Continue reading

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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? Chinese lore has it that the Water Rabbit symbolizes peace and prosperity so … Continue reading

Posted in 2023 E&P Budgets, CAPEX, Crude Oil Prices, E&P spending, Energy, ERW Pipe, Fracking, Hot Rolled Coil, HRC, Inventory, Nat Gas Prices, OCTG CAPEX, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Exports, OCTG Imports, 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, Onshore, Permian Basin, Prime Pipe, Q4, Seamless Pipe, steel industry, Supply Chain, Tubular Goods, U.S. CAPEX, U.S. HRC Spot Price, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 cast and crew who work behind the scenes to make this production possible each quarter. … Continue reading

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OCTG 2022: ‘Supply’ is the New Demand

Attention drill seekers! The stampede to Houston is underway this month as Houston took center stage for the concurrent 40th IHS CERAWeek conference and the world’s largest Livestock Show and Rodeo, “RodeoHouston.” The theme of the preeminent energy confab was, … Continue reading

Posted in CAPEX, CERAWeek, ERW Pipe, Fracking, Horizontal Drilling, Hot Rolled Coil, HRC, IHS, Inventory, Nat Gas Prices, OCTG, OCTG CAPEX, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Exports, OCTG Imports, OCTG inventories, 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, Onshore, Permian Basin, Prime Pipe, Seamless Pipe, Shale Plays, steel industry, Steel Tarrifs, Steel Trade Case, Supply Chain, U.S. CAPEX, U.S. HRC Spot Price, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 hooky last month you likely read our syllabus on this unpredictable market YTD (second paragraph of … Continue reading

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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 ‘taking the temperature’ of folks throughout the OCTG supply chain it could be said … Continue reading

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4Q20 OCTG Inventory Survey: Diagnosing What Condition Our Condition Is In

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, many entered the new year with cabin fever but fortunately it’s not virulent and can … Continue reading

Posted in COVID-19, ERW Pipe, HRC, OCTG, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Exports, OCTG inventories, OCTG Inventory Survey, OCTG Mills, OCTG Pricing, OCTG Processors, OCTG Producers, OCTG Spot Prices, Oil & Gas Industry, Oil Country Tublular Goods, Oil Patch, Oil Services & Equipment, Onshore, Prime Pipe, Q4, Seamless Pipe, upstream OCTG | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Breaking OCTG’s Fall | Autumn 2020

Considering that plates runneth over for many in the market this month trying to get kids back to (remote) schooling, sourcing toilet paper and prepping for the busy planning season we’ll waste no time getting down to business. Next month … Continue reading

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Helter ‘Shelter’ in the Oil Patch with OCTG

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

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The 1Q20 OCTG Inventory Stimulus Check-in

What a year the last couple weeks have been! Our exclusive 1Q20 OCTG Inventory Quarterly Report was completed while we hunkered in the bunker as so many of our readers are now doing. Our hearts go out to all of those … Continue reading

Posted in 2020 E & P Budgets, COVID-19, Crude Oil Prices, E&P, E&P spending, Energy, ERW Pipe, Inventory, OCTG, OCTG CAPEX, OCTG Consumption, OCTG Consumption & Pricing, OCTG domestic shipments, OCTG Exports, OCTG Imports, 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, Q1, Seamless Pipe, Tubular Goods, upstream OCTG, WTI prices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment