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INDIA LOCKDOWN: Plants closed, logistics at a standstill

Wednesday, 01 April 2020

A government-decreed lockdown in India has resulted in closed factories and import and export markets stalled by a lack of workers for the transport and processing of goods.
Permian Basin drilling activity dries up as oil prices sink

Monday, 30 March 2020

Oil drilling activity in the United States has fallen sharply with the price of the commodity tumbling, which will in turn sap the demand for frac sand and other oilfield minerals.
Covid-19: A message from Fastmarkets CEO Raju Daswani

Monday, 23 March 2020

Fastmarkets will continue to provide the price data, news and analytics you rely on in these turbulent times.
Oilfield market rout threatens barite, frac sand demand

Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Tumbling oil prices and plummeting oilfield company shares are flashing a warning sign for oilfield mineral demand.

Permian Basin drilling activity dries up as oil prices sink

Monday, 30 March 2020

Oil drilling activity in the United States has fallen sharply with the price of the commodity tumbling, which will in turn sap the demand for frac sand and other oilfield minerals.
PRICING NOTICE: Extension of Mexican barite price consultation

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Fastmarkets is extending the consultation period for the launch of a new barite price: barite, SG 4.0, unground lump, bulk, cif US East Coast, $ per tonne
PRICING NOTICE: Holiday pricing schedule for 2020-2021

Monday, 03 February 2020

View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.
Local consumption raises Chinese barite prices

Friday, 31 January 2020

Chinese barite prices are rising in line with the country's domestic consumption of the product, leading international buyers to turn to India for supply.

Download the March 2020 issue of MMM

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Welcome to the March 2020 issue of the Metal Market Magazine, which features extended and analytical content on energy trends and steel tube and pipe products.
Oilfield minerals face falling US drilling activity

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Markets for oilfield minerals like frac sand and barite are being influenced by national policies and international trade, reports William Clarke.
Indian mining: Stuck in the slow lane

Friday, 01 November 2019

Frustration at the lack of progress in India’s mining sector was simmering at the annual FIMI meeting in Delhi in September. Sunder Singh discovers how many in the industry believe that, far from advancing, mineral production in India is going backwards.
A weighty issue Indian barite exports win out in sluggish market

Monday, 08 July 2019

Markets for oilfield minerals have had a slow start to the year while global drilling activity remains limited and oil markets repeatedly fail to break new highs.