Nov. 30—Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the oilfield's hottest commodities these days is the sand used to fracture or "frac" the bedrock formations and loosen them up for ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gen6 Proppants (Gen6), a frac sand solutions provider, announced today its plans to develop a new frac sand mine to serve the Haynesville Shale region, with the acquisition ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — As the slump in the frac sand industry continues, communities in western Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota are concerned about what the uncertain future of the industry will mean ...

Despite a slump in the U.S. oil industry, Wisconsin frac sand producers are planning to spend millions of dollars on new plants and loading facilities as they seek to increase efficiency and sell ...