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Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium

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Published in the journal Science Advances , the research said the lithium found in southern Arkansas could make up to 36% to 136% of the current US lithium reserve estimate – of course, that’s a sweeping number, but we get the gist. The post Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium appeared first on Bauaelectric EV News.

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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. ExxonMobil has a net zero by 2050 plan. Get started here.

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Shell Oil replacing Ryder diesel trucks with with Ryder LNG trucks for operations in Louisiana and Texas

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Shell Oil Company has signed an agreement with Ryder System for 15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) heavy-duty vehicles supporting oil and gas logistics operations in Lafayette, La. Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions has more than 200 customers in the oil and gas sector. and Houston, Texas. service locations.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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He is a member of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems , IEEE Computer , and IEEE Electronics Packaging societies, demonstrating his commitment to industry and continuous learning. He attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He received his doctorate (Ph.D.)

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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.

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

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The refinery will be in Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa, and is expected to be capable of producing up to 50,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium annually. Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering.

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Follow the sand to the real fracking boom

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When it takes up to four million pounds of sand to frack a single well, it’s no wonder that demand is outpacing supply and frack sand producers are becoming the biggest behind-the-scenes beneficiaries of the American oil and gas boom. The industry has gone from drilling four wells per square mile to up to 16 using shorter, wider fracs.

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