THE OCTG SITUATION ROOM

Susan Murphy

Mar 29, 20173 min read

2017 U.S. OCTG Mill Supply Forecast: The Million 'Tubes' March

The quote, “Prediction is very hard, especially about the future” captures the essence of the responses we received to our request for...

Susan Murphy

Feb 22, 20172 min read

OCTG: "Days of Future Past"

In the words of baseball legend Yogi Berra, “the future ain't what it used to be.” As we embark on our publication’s 31st annual ‘state

Susan Murphy

Dec 21, 20162 min read

Season’s Musings

As we approach our 31st year in OCTG reporting we thought we’d share a bit of our history with y’all. Our company’s publication, The OCTG...

Susan Murphy

Nov 22, 20163 min read

Santa vs Scrooge: 2017 OCTG Forecasts

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....

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

Sep 21, 20163 min read

OhCTG! The Problem with Pipe: Rolling with the Punches in 2H16

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the “heavyweight” main event of the month: the buzz over the bitter cost disparity between seamless and...