THE OCTG SITUATION ROOM

This month we organize an exclusive road map to assist our subscribers in navigating the year ahead in OCTG.

As we move past the dog days of summer and into the four remaining months of 2024, the many down arrows that appeared on the cover of our...

This month we conjured our inner entomologist to unearth what might be bugging the oil patch.

Although the results of our most recent survey didn’t eclipse those of 4Q23, they also didn’t disappoint.

As we closed the chapter on another year in the US OCTG market, our Cliffs Notes version of 2023 can be summed up as, “a year with a...

After four rather tumultuous years can it be that the oil patch is preparing for a collective exhalation in 2024? When analyzing every...

For those seeking asylum from the mid-‘year’ crisis hereby dubbed the third quarter slump, the results of our exclusive 3Q23 OCTG...

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...

When it comes to OCTG inventory, it’s commonly accepted that The OCTG Situation Report is in a league of its own. Each quarter we swing...

The once thunderous ‘Shalelujah Chorus’ that led prior CERAWeek congregations was more muted than in past years as discussion of sweet...

This month we presented another episode of As The ‘Pipe’ Turns, aka our OCTG-rated, commercial-free, 37th “Annual State of the Industry...

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?...

Each November we publish our annual OCTGPS wherein we examine numerous oilfield metrics to determine what might be in the cards for the...

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...

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...

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...