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Archrock and RPC at Sub-$70: Contracted Compression Holds, Transactional Services Squeeze

Archrock and RPC at Sub-$70: Contracted Compression Holds, Transactional Services Squeeze

AROC | NYSE | RES | NYSE | Source data: Q1 2026 10-Q filings (AROC accession 0001389050-26-000019; RES accession 0001104659-26-057794), Yahoo Finance, EIA data Two Business Models, One Price Shock WTI closed this week at $69.04/bbl. That number is doing different things to different parts of the

Active Permian Basin oilfield services operation — frac spread with crane and sand storage silos

Production Services at $75 WTI: Compression Holds, Margins Thin, Operators Wait

Compression is at full utilization. Artificial lift is sticky. And RPC's CEO says operators are maintaining rather than cutting. The production services sector is telling a different story than the rig count suggests.

Production Services at the Margin: How a $10 WTI Slide Resets H2 Pricing

Production Services at the Margin: How a $10 WTI Slide Resets H2 Pricing

WTI closed the week at $84 — down from $95 Monday. RPC generated near-zero net income at higher crude prices. Here is what the week means for production services heading into H2.

The $92 Floor Test: SLB, RPC, and Archrock Signal Where Production Services Go From Here

The $92 Floor Test: SLB, RPC, and Archrock Signal Where Production Services Go From Here

SLB (NYSE: SLB) | RPC Inc (NYSE: RES) | Archrock (NYSE: AROC) | Source data: SLB Q1 2026 10-Q (filed April 29, 2026), SLB Q1 2026 8-K Exhibit 99 (April 24, 2026), RPC Q1 2026 10-Q (filed May 8, 2026), Archrock Q1 2026 10-Q (filed May 8, 2026), Baker

Production Services at $87: The Week the Demand Premium Died and What It Means for ChampionX, Newpark, and RPC

Production Services at $87: The Week the Demand Premium Died and What It Means for ChampionX, Newpark, and RPC

Production services sector | Friday week-close beat | Source data: SLB Q1 2026 earnings (Production Systems segment — includes ChampionX, acquired Q3 2025), Archrock Q1 2026 10-Q (filed May 6, 2026), RPC Inc Q1 2026 10-Q (filed May 8, 2026), Yahoo Finance (WTI $87.91, Brent $91.67, HH $3.

The $455 Million Quarter That Made $855,000: RPC's Q1 2026 and the Production Services Margin Trap

The $455 Million Quarter That Made $855,000: RPC's Q1 2026 and the Production Services Margin Trap

RPC Inc posted $454.8M in Q1 2026 revenue — up 37% year-over-year. Net income came in at $855,000. The production services margin trap is the story of the week.

Production Services at $109 WTI: RPC's Margin Squeeze and Why Newpark Left the Building

Production Services at $109 WTI: RPC's Margin Squeeze and Why Newpark Left the Building

RES | NYSE | NPKI | NYSE | Source data: RPC Inc. Q1 2026 earnings release (8-K filed May 7, 2026), RPC Inc. Q1 2026 10-Q (filed May 8, 2026), NPK International Q1 2026 earnings release (8-K filed April 30, 2026), Baker Hughes U.S. rig count data week ending May