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ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production

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billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2017, replacing 183% of production. ExxonMobil’s reserves life at current production rates is 14 years. billion gross oil-equivalent barrels prior to the 2018 Ranger discovery. Additional exploration drilling in Guyana is planned in 2018 on the 11.5

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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Despite some fallback during the winter months, prices remained above US$15,600/t through February and March 2018. Outokumpu reported in its interim report for Q1 2018 that high graphite electrode costs were still having a negative impact on steelmaking profits in Europe. ROW still far from developing a spherical graphite supply chain.

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Petrobras sells sugar, ethanol and petrochemical assets for US$587 million

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The company has eight industrial units: seven in Brazil, in the state of São Paulo (Andrade, Cruz Alta, São José, Severínia, Mandu, Tanabi and Vertente mills, the last in a joint venture with the Humus Group, which owns 50%) and one in Africa, in Mozambique (Sena mill). Alpek is a listed Mexican company, owned by Alfa, S.A.B.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

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In 2018 the Gravita has signed a contract with Amara Raja Batteries Limited for Lead Acid Battery Scrap Collection and Recycling arrangements. 8000 MT of Lead to Amara Raja under the said contract which will help the company to strengthen its top line in FY 2018?19 Gravita signed a contract with Amara Raja Batteries Limited.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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According to a January 2020 report from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the DRC is the world’s leading source of mined cobalt, supplying approximately 70% of world cobalt mine production. With the exception of production in Morocco and artisanally mined cobalt in DRC, most cobalt is mined as a byproduct of copper or nickel.

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