Oil Major ExxonMobil Details Plans To Be A Lithium Major, Too
The project involves drilling vertical wells into a deep underground saltwater resource called the Smackover in Southeastern Arkansas.
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The project involves drilling vertical wells into a deep underground saltwater resource called the Smackover in Southeastern Arkansas.
Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to become one of the biggest suppliers of lithium for electric vehicles, marking the oil giant’s first major foray outside of fossil fuels in decades.
Two years after abruptly exiting robotaxi developer Cruise, Dan Ammann is onto a new big thing—large-scale lithium mining. His employer is oil behemoth…
Buying lithium drilled by ExxonMobil in southern Arkansas could help some automakers qualify for the full EV tax credit, but it brings up thorny environmental questions.
ExxonMobil selects southwest Arkansas to start its North American lithium production, demonstrating “leadership in energy transition.”