THE OCTG SITUATION ROOM

Susan Murphy

Jun 26, 20193 min read

OCTG 2H19: Rolling with the Punches

Each year in June we take the temperature of the oil patch, speaking with people from every walk of the supply chain to get a sense of...

Susan Murphy

Apr 30, 20193 min read

The OCTG ‘Space’ 1Q19: The Current Frontier

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...

Susan Murphy

Jan 30, 20195 min read

4Q OCTG Inventory Yard Survey: Rolling with the Punches

The new year got underway with a blustery winter wallop: WTI prices struggling to reach $50/bbl coupled with a government ‘meltdown.’ We...

Susan Murphy

Nov 28, 20183 min read

2019 OCTG Forecasts: Merry & Bright ... or Ho-Hum?

’Tis the season and it’s tradition for us to start it by ringing in our forecast of all things OCTG for 2019. As we began checking off...

Susan Murphy

Dec 1, 20173 min read

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

Each November we examine numerous oilfield metrics to determine what might be in the cards for the coming year. Will the deck be stacked...

Susan Murphy

Sep 20, 20173 min read

OCTG Weathers Texas Storms

Weather news has taken the US by storm for the past couple weeks starting with Hurricane Harvey that hit home for so many in the oil...

Susan Murphy

Jan 26, 20173 min read

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

Photo Courtesy Port of Houston Authority The past 26 months in the oil patch have run our industry through the mill, so the glimmer of...

Susan Murphy

Oct 27, 20162 min read

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

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data,” ~Sherlock Holmes. Holmes clearly understood that having data to back up one’s...

Susan Murphy

Jul 22, 20162 min read

2Q16 OCTG Inventory Survey Reveal: Ready to Roll or Running on Empty?

The checkered flag has been waved, signaling the results of our 2Q16 OCTG inventory yard survey are in. It is here where the rubber meets...