ExxonMobil has amassed acreage in the Smackover formation of southwest Arkansas and has completed appraisal drilling as part of a larger plan to tap into conventional oil and gas drilling methods to access lithium-rich saltwater from underground reservoirs. Listen in to hear what steps the oil and gas major has taken to scale-up the lithium industry in Arkansas on its quest to become a leading supplier.
Geothermal water is the product of water-rock interactions over a long time at a high temperature and depth. DLE from geothermal brine flows the brine through a lithium-bonding material using several available DLE processes.
These processes are followed by purification process to obtain lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide.
Learn more about these processes and the chemical processing industry’s role in the market segment from another Endeavor Business Media title, Chemical Processing, a sister publication to Oil & Gas Journal.
Mikaila Adams has 20 years of experience as an editor, most of which has been centered on the oil and gas industry. She enjoyed 12 years focused on the business/finance side of the industry as an editor for Oil & Gas Journal's sister publication, Oil & Gas Financial Journal (OGFJ). After OGFJ ceased publication in 2017, she joined Oil & Gas Journal and was named Managing Editor - News in 2019. She holds a degree from Texas Tech University.
