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YPF and Dow to partner on shale gas in Vaca Muerte; first shale gas project in Argentina

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Argentina state-owned energy company YPF and Dow Chemical have signed a memorandum of understanding jointly to develop shale gas in the Vaca Muerta. In December, YPF and Bridas, an Argentina-based oil and gas company 50% owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation, agreed to invest $1.5 Earlier post.).

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$67 Oil Has All The Majors Converging in Argentina

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Argentina offers one of the few places on earth where oil companies are not suffering from the full force of the collapse in prices. Argentina regulates oil prices, a policy originally intended to insulate the public from the whims of the market, protecting people from triple-digit crude prices. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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Argentina’s YPF and Bridas, 50% owned by CNOOC, to invest $1.5B in Vaca Muerta shale oil development in Argentina

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Argentina state-owned energy company YPF and Bridas, an Argentina-based oil and gas company 50% owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation, agreed to invest $1.5 Vaca Muerta is present in an area of 30,000 km 2 (7.4 million acres); of this area, YPF participates in 12,000 km 2 2 (3.0 of Bandurria.

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Lilium and Livent to collaborate on R&D for high-performance Li-metal batteries

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developer of the ll-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) Lilium Jet, and Livent Corporation , a producer of lithium products for the battery cell industry, will collaborate on the advancement of lithium-metal technology for use in high-performance battery cells.

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Chevron, YPF sign to develop Vaca Muerta Shale; initial outlays of $1.2B

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A subsidiary of Chevron Corporation signed an agreement with affiliates of the Argentine oil company YPF S.A. Chevron Argentina currently produces an average of 21,000 barrels of crude oil and 4 million cubic feet of natural gas in the Neuquén Basin, where it holds operated interests ranging from 18.8 Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India

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Lithium is among one of the costliest materials that are found outside of India, in other countries such as Chile Australia, China, Argentina, etc. In Australia, there are 2,800,000 tons of Lithium reserves and in Argentina, there are 1,700,000 tons of Lithium reserves. Panasonic Energy India Company Ltd.

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India faces uphill battle in Lithium mining and exploration – ET Auto

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India is striving to establish reliable lithium supply to bolster its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry with its recent INR 200 crore investment in lithium exploration in Argentina by the Ministry of Mines. Argentina has brine deposits, for which the extraction and processing technology is well proven.

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