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

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If half of this flare gas (25 bcm per year) was captured and sold at prevailing domestic prices in Russia, the economic opportunity may exceed US$2 billion (65 billion rubles). 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.

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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. Prices reached $4,752 per ton as of 28 July, up $200 compared with last month and almost 100% from 2003, government data show. million tons, respectively. China and Argentina total 5.4

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