THE OCTG SITUATION ROOM

If it seems as though we’ve spent the bulk of this year reporting on setbacks and challenges that have vexed the OCTG market that’s...

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...

It was an all hands-on-deck endeavor this month as we tackled our exclusive 2Q22 OCTG Inventory Yard Survey. While most of you know the...

Every June we confer with colleagues from all walks of the OCTG supply chain to examine their outlook for the balance of the year. This...

If you happened to witness or catch a replay of the most recent and historic Kentucky Derby, then you saw Rich Strike strike it rich by...

“There's nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” ~Sherlock Holmes. Holmes knew data can be powerful, but not on its own. Only...

Attention drill seekers! The stampede to Houston is underway this month as Houston took center stage for the concurrent 40th IHS CERAWeek...

As we prepared to launch our 36th annual ‘state of the industry’ address, the atmosphere in the OCTG space and center of gravity; Houston...

As we embark on our 36th year in business we’re reminded that our long history is due, not to any supernatural powers we might wish to...

Welcome to our annual OCTGPS for 2022: your exclusive road map to navigating the year in OCTG. It will come as no surprise to oil patch...

We’ve come to the end of the third quarter; time to tackle another exclusive OCTG Inventory Yard Survey. The goal of our survey is...

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...

Tight is defined as “difficult to deal with or manage.” Of course, tight is also, “slightly drunk,” but when used in relation to the...

https://www.octgsituationreport.com/subscribe It’s that time in the summer when we tackle yet another exclusive OCTG Quarterly Inventory...

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...

The favorable signals the O&G market is sending has us running with the ‘bulls’ this month. First up is the ‘new down’: the healthy drop...

As we think back to this time one year ago we’re grateful to be Marching to the beat of a different drummer. In contrast to last year,...

When you live inside a spreadsheet for weeks at a time sometimes the impact of the stacks of stats can blur. Be that as it may, our...

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,...

The results of our exclusive Q3 OCTG Inventory Yard Survey are in and in keeping with the fall season we’re happy to be the bearers of...