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GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring

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Although Nigeria has reduced flare gas emissions by 28% from 2000 levels, the country’s oil industry still wastes 15bcm of natural gas every year. Elsewhere in West Africa, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and Cameroon collectively waste about 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year.

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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million tons of identified lithium resources, respectively, while Brazil, Congo, and Serbia each contain approximately 1 million tons. The global lithium market has been expanding by 6% annually since 2000, according to KORES. million tons, respectively. China and Argentina total 5.4 million tons and 2.6

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