U.S. Silica specializes in commercial silica used in a variety of industries, the most prominent being "frac sand" to stimulate oil and gas recovery in formations such as shale.
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The company continued to benefit from the shift towards shaleoil, natural gas liquids and enhanced oilrecovery operations as the slow recovery in gas prices pushed exploration firms to focus on liquids.