Smackover Formation
Menen Group Expands Into Lithium Mineral Extraction
The lithium industry continues to expand with the addition of the Menen Group's latest patent for mineral extraction. read more >
Standard Lithium, Equinor Expand Lithium Project into Northeast Texas
Standard Lithium and Equinor’s joint venture reports top U.S. lithium brine grades in Texas, strengthening plans alongside Arkansas operations. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Simmons Funds SPP; Lithium News Abounds
SPP landed $150M to advance its power market project as lithium giants including EnergyX, Chevron, and Standard Lithium expanded in Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Venture Center Launches Nation’s First Lithium Technology Accelerator
The program will bring together Arkansas’ top lithium producers with a hand-picked cohort of technology companies solving problems in energy, materials and mineral processing. read more >
Chevron Enters Arkansas Lithium Market, Acquires TerraVolta Acreage
Chevron has acquired more than 100,000 acres across the Smackover geological formation. read more >
Royalty Ruling Lets Lithium Plans Roll On
State regulators set a 2.5% royalty rate for lithium, clearing the way for Standard Lithium’s $1.5 billion project and a new energy era in south Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission to Weigh New Lithium Royalty Proposal
Smackover Lithium LLC, a joint venture of Standard Lithium and Equinor, has applied for a 2.5% royalty rate on lithium brine. read more >
Oil & Gas Commission Designates Southwest Arkansas Brine Unit
Standard Lithium said the approval “sets the stage for establishing a royalty rate” for brine field owners sometime next month, a critical step toward commercial production. read more >
Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission Keeps Albemarle in Lithium Royalties Dispute
The commission disregarded an administrative law judge’s recommendation to consider dropping Albemarle from the application. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Energy Leadership Requires Partnerships (Rep. Rick Beck and Sen. Ben Gilmore Commentary)
Arkansas has vast potential to develop a lithium industry, but making it happen will require collaboration and investment in infrastructure. read more >
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TerraVolta Announces Investment, Lithium Well in Smackover Formation
The Houston-based company is backed by the private Energy & Minerals Group, a major global investor in natural resources. read more >
Standard Lithium Announces Partnership to Accelerate Arkansas Plant Development
The deal with the Equinox, of Stavanger, Norway, is worth up to $160 million. read more >
Standard Lithium Boasts Test Plant Results Near El Dorado
The publicly traded Canadian company said two tests show that its lithium extraction process is "ready to scale." read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Exxon Mobil Dives Into South Arkansas
Commercializing lithium should be natural for the Natural State, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said last week as Exxon Mobil Corp. announced the start of major brine operations in south Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
New Standard Lithium Well Produces Record Lithium Concentrations
The well in east Texas is the latest of the company's projects in the Smackover geological formation. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Hints for Landowners On Lithium Royalties
Some of the people paying closest attention to the birth of a lithium industry in south Arkansas are the landowners with mineral rights leased out for their underground brine. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
BNP Paribas to Handle Debt Financing for Standard Lithium Plant
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium, Koch Affiliate in Deal to Speed Commercial Development
The deal, in which the companies will share data and together develop and commercialize lithium brine processing flow sheets for Standard’s use in the region, forges another bond with subsidiaries of Koch Industries of Wichita, a significant investor in the project. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium Shareholders to Meet in El Dorado April 4
The company, based in Vancouver, has been refining battery-ready lithium products at two test plants in El Dorado. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium Reports Key Results From Texas Drilling
Samples have yielded the highest confirmed levels of the element ever found in North American brine, the company said. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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