I work in the Oil and Gas industry, we manufacture machined parts and stud bolts/nuts.
Our CNCs are running 24 hours a day, our threading machines are barely running 8 hours a day.
There has been a very slight increase in orders the past two weeks after a 5 month decrease.
We will see if the increase holds or if its just people replenishing base inventories.
Bring on the V, I have some folks I need to rehire.
The Oil and Gas industry is kind of a notoriously boom/bust special case - currently experiencing bust pricing.
I am afraid that Global demand will need to pick up next year, to really revive the boom, but US demand is growing solidly.
Never know what is going to happen Internationally.