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Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #225 | June 26, 2019
Frac sand news continues to be pretty interesting. There are more nuanced articles these days, versus the countless articles from 2017-2018 that were just announcing new mines and services! The dust seems to be settling a bit (excuse the pun), with companies working to position themselves well in their niche. Several companies providing services to the frac sand world are also looking at opportunities related to oilfield water, which was evident by the number of those companies who attended the sold-out Oilfield Water event put on by our sister company last week.
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Have a great rest of the week.
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