The term infrastructure sounds like roads, pipelines and other permanently installed equipment. Hydro Frac equipment is not permanently installed.
The industry is losing experienced people in the downturn. It won't be as strong when this ends as it was 18 months ago. But the industry certainly isn't ending. It is still working today, but at a much slower pace.
Thank you again. Something tells me that training people to gear back up later won’t be all that serious a problem. With modern technology, training is getting more efficient all the time.
I would recommend they massively record current sites so that they have a basis for training and review later on. But I bet they do that already.
Based on what you and Smokin’ Joe wrote, I’m more concerned about government stonewalling, red tape.