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EV battery maker SK On to buy 100k metric tons of Arkansas lithium from ExxonMobil

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Image: Ford EV battery maker SK On has signed a non-binding agreement to buy lithium from ExxonMobil’s first planned extraction project in Arkansas. The Arkansas project will extract lithium from underground saltwater deposits and convert it into battery-grade material onsite. Get started here.

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Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas

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A breach in ExxonMobil’s Pegasus crude oil pipeline occurred late Friday afternoon near Mayflower, AR (about 20 miles north northwest of Little Rock and at the southeastern end of the Lake Conway reservoir). Efforts are being made to keep oil away from Lake Conway. Route of the Pegasus pipeline. Source: ExxonMobil. Click to enlarge.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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He is currently helping explore new computing frontiers in supersonic and hypersonic flight, geothermal energy exploration, and molten salt reactors. Department of Energy , and private-sector customers. He attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil

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Exxon Mobil Corporation is acquiring XTO Energy Inc. The agreement, which is subject to XTO stockholder approval and regulatory clearance, will enhance ExxonMobil’s position in the development of unconventional natural gas and oil resources. and Jefferies & Company Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $41 billion.

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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

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Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering. It will use Port Muskogee on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System to ship lithium brine water to the refinery, where it will derive the lithium, and then use the same inland waterway system to ship battery-grade lithium out. Get started here. –ad*

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Record $86B in 2011 US oil and gas upstream deals, led by unconventional sector with $62B

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United States M&A activity for upstream oil and gas deals set records in 2011 for both deal values and deal counts, according to PLS, Inc., a provider of information, marketing and advisory services for the oil and gas industry. We expect continued strong activity in oil and liquids-rich resource plays in 2012. —Ronyld W.

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USDA establishes four additional Biomass Crop Assistance Program project areas

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established four additional Biomass Crop Assistance Program ( BCAP ) project areas to promote the cultivation of crops that can be processed into renewable energy. A project area must have specific boundaries that are approved by the Secretary of Agriculture.

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