At Maxey Energy’s Cotulla, Texas, site, business began tapering toward the end of 2014. By 2015, it dried up, with sales off 40% from their boom peak. Compared to earlier, pre-2011 averages, however, sales are down a more modest 10%.
Similarly, the store’s fuel volumes fell 40% to 50% from their 2012 peak. But compared to the pre-boom average, they are about flat.
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