Demand for sand and proppant rises, and so does pricing

摘要

Demand for proppant used in hydraulic fracturing has increased sharply in the first half of 2014, prompting price increases that are expected to continue into 2015 even as the cost of transportation to get proppant to the wel site is increasing. Pricing for sand has risen roughly 20% since 2012 and is likely to rise another 20% during the course of 2014, according to participants in a Hart Energy survey of proppant suppliers.