It's been exactly 11 days since the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a preliminary decision to impose tariffs on Chinese companies that ship oil country tubular goods (OCTG) into the country. And the impact of that finding on the fortunes of the domestic OCTG sector is still being argued

More than a few industry analysts subscribe to the notion that imposing the tariffs will stop the flood of imports and help strengthen the U.S. tubulars industry.

Others beg to differ. One of the more vocal among them is Chuck Bradford, Affiliated Research Group LLC, New York, who shared his view in a recent report.

"We believe that too much is being...