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Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #222 | June 5, 2019
It may be wishful thinking, but I came away from reviewing this week’s articles with an air of optimism. Things seem to be settling down, and (hopefully) everyone recognizes that the super low sand pricing is not sustainable. It reminds me of the old Saturday Night Live bank skit, of the bank that only makes change…and when asked how they make money the answer was “volume”. Let’s not follow that model!
Have a great rest of the week.
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