U.S. onshore well completions expert Keane Group Inc. joined Halliburton Co. this week in reducing third quarter forecasts on less demand than anticipated, with customer drilling efficiencies beginning to level off.
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Keane Adding Horsepower to Permian’s Delaware with Newbuild Orders
Houston-based Keane Group Inc. has newbuild orders underway to add 150,000 hydraulic hp (hhp), nearly all destined for the Permian Basin, representing three more fracture fleets.

Keane’s Tie-Up With RockPile Grows U.S. Onshore Footprint, Adds Horsepower in Permian, Bakken
In a bid to expand its U.S. land services and build its pressure pumping capacity by one-quarter, Keane Group Inc. agreed to pay $284.5 million to acquire completion specialist RockPile Energy Services LLC.
Keane Adding U.S. Fracture Fleets, Raising Prices as Outlook Improves
Sixteen of the Keane Group Inc.’s 23 hydraulic fracturing fleets now are working across the U.S. onshore, representing 70% utilization, a positive sign for growth through this year, the Houston operator said Wednesday.
Keane to Acquire Trican’s U.S. Assets in Deal Worth $247M
Houston-based well completion services company Keane Group plans to acquire the majority of Calgary-based Trican Well Service Ltd.’s U.S. assets in a $247 million deal announced Tuesday.
Keane Negotiating to Buy Trican’s U.S. Pressure Pumping Business
Calgary-based Trican Well Service Ltd. said late Tuesday it is negotiating to sell its U.S. pressure pumping business to Houston’s Keane Group for an undisclosed amount.
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Terry Keane, former vice president of Smith International,Houston, has been named vice president and general manager of theGas Research Institute’s Exploration and Production Business Unitin Chicago.