U.S. Silica cuts $20 million worth of costs, idles facility amid oil price decline
- U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) aims to cut $20 million in annualized SG&A cost in response to the recent drop in oil prices and expected decline in drilling and completions in shale.
- Will also idle the 1.5 million ton capacity Oil & Gas proppant facility in Sparta, Wisconsin.
- "The headwinds created by recent OPEC actions led to the difficult decisions we are announcing today,'' said Bryan Shinn, chief executive officer.
- Other fracking stocks include EMES, SND
- Source: Press Release