Susan Murphy
OCTG Five Months into 2024: GOOD (GRIEF)
This month we conjured our inner entomologist to unearth what might be bugging the oil patch.
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Susan Murphy
Apr 302 min read
Orbiting The OCTG Space: Inventories Down Amidst A Cluster of Conditions
Although the results of our most recent survey didn’t eclipse those of 4Q23, they also didn’t disappoint.
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Susan Murphy
Sep 27, 20233 min read
OCTG Fall Color from 30,000 Feet: Pitfalls & Windfalls
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...
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Susan Murphy
May 24, 20232 min read
OCTG Calm Before the Storm or Smooth Sailing Ahead?
This month we thought it would be an interesting exercise to look back on the agony and ecstasy of the past three years in the oil...
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Susan Murphy
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Absorbing OCTG’s ‘InTAXicating’ Increase in 1Q23
It’s that taxing time of year when subscribers count on us to roll up our sleeves and crunch the numbers in order to provide an accurate...
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Susan Murphy
Mar 23, 20232 min read
CERAWeek’s Muted Refrain: “Que Sera, ‘CERA.’”
The once thunderous ‘Shalelujah Chorus’ that led prior CERAWeek congregations was more muted than in past years as discussion of sweet...
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Susan Murphy
Jan 31, 20233 min read
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?...
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Susan Murphy
Nov 23, 20223 min read
What’s in the Cards for OCTG in ’23?
Each November we publish our annual OCTGPS wherein we examine numerous oilfield metrics to determine what might be in the cards for the...
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Susan Murphy
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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...
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Susan Murphy
Aug 24, 20223 min read
The New ‘Now’ for OCTG: “To Infinity & Beyond...”
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...
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Susan Murphy
Sep 29, 20212 min read
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...
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Susan Murphy
Aug 25, 20213 min read
OCTG August Update: Walking A Tightrope
Tight is defined as “difficult to deal with or manage.” Of course, tight is also, “slightly drunk,” but when used in relation to the...
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Susan Murphy
Jul 28, 20212 min read
OCTG 2Q21: Taking a Bite Out of Upstream Inventories
https://www.octgsituationreport.com/subscribe It’s that time in the summer when we tackle yet another exclusive OCTG Quarterly Inventory...
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Susan Murphy
Jun 30, 20212 min read
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...
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Susan Murphy
May 26, 20213 min read
OCTG: Raw Materials ‘Steel’ the Show in 1H21
The upset in the raw materials market in 2021 is ‘steeling’ the show and putting the oil patch through the mill once again. Seems like...
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