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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. Pushing demand up is the trend for wider, shorter fracs , which require twice as much sand.

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DOE Awards Up to $6.9M to Nine Projects for Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Production

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A primary goal of Fossil Energy’s Oil and Natural Gas Program is to enhance the responsible development of domestic natural gas and oil resources that supply the country’s energy. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. DOE share: $776,574; recipient share: $334,496; duration 36 months).

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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Facing persistent shortages in domestic supply, the US has been forced to rely on imported materials, leaving clean energy technology production at greater risk of disruption. Selected projects fall under 12 areas of interest, corresponding to the selected US basins that have the potential to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals.

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Vast lithium reserves discovered in Arkansas, says USGS  – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) say they have located high concentrations of lithium brine in the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas. million metric tons) of lithium in Smackover Formation brine in southern Arkansas. to 19 million tons (4.63

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Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium

Baua Electric

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 researchers announced that it could contain anywhere from 5 million to 19 million tons of lithium. “If

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

Baua Electric

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. SK On supplies its US-made EV batteries to Hyundai, Volkswagen, and Ford (their BlueOval SK Battery Park image is above). ExxonMobil has a net zero by 2050 plan. Get started here.

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

Baua Electric

Stardust Power , a lithium refiner supplying the EV sector, is going to build the US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery in Oklahoma. Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering.