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Source rocks: The hidden gems of the petroleum industry 💎 These rock formations have the potential to generate hydrocarbons like oil or natural gas through organic matter maturation. Understanding their role is key in energy exploration. #SourceRocks #PetroleumIndustry #EnergyExploration

NOW: The House Committee On Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources is holding a hearing titled, "Examining the Methodology and Structure of the USGS Critical Minerals List." The NMA will be following along. Brian Somers, President of the Utah Mining Association will be testifying that "there are far too many minerals which are unnecessarily unavailable or constrained because we have neglected our nation’s vast mineral resources, our highly trained mining workforce, and our unrivaled capacity for innovation.” 📺Tune in: https://bit.ly/48ducPu

Nobian has partnered with Element NL, the trade association for various gas and oil companies in the Netherlands. Like the natural gas sector, the salt industry is very important for a lot of different chemical processes. Therefore, many similarities can be found between these types of companies when it comes to knowledge of the underground and shared sustainability ambitions. With the cooperation, Nobian and Element NL are exploring how knowledge can be exchanged in different areas. These include topics such as mining processes, energy, technological developments, sustainability but also environmental management. In addition to substantive cooperation, employees of Nobian will participate in working groups and committees of Element NL in the coming year. To learn more about this cooperation and on which themes we intend to join forces, read the interview (in Dutch) with Nobian's mining director Yvar van den Winkel and director of Element NL, Arendo Schreurs: https://lnkd.in/eeGxtBfc #partnership #growgreenertogether #mining

With little history in oil and gas or mining, knowledge of the subsurface in Switzerland has been very limited.  For this reason, subsurface mapping technologies have proven very valuable in geothermal project development in Switzerland. In this guest article written by environmental scientist Philippa Decker, we learn more about the challenges faced by the Swiss geothermal sector and how discreet survey technologies such as the one developed by STRYDE appropriate in urban areas have contributed greatly to mitigating the risks of geothermal project development. Full story here: https://lnkd.in/e9b-J4k7 #Switzerland #seismic #guestarticle #geothermalnews

5th Energy Transition and Emission Reduction for the Metals and Mining 11 – 12 June 2024 Helsinki, Finland Rasmus BLOMQVIST: Anode Materials Value-chain and Green Energy Transition (GET) Rasmus Blomqvist, Managing Director of Grafintec Oy, shared invaluable insights with his presentation titled "Anode Materials Value-chain: Establishing an Effective Alignment with Green Energy Transition (GET)." Key highlights from Rasmus Blomqvist's presentation: • Graphite Anode Materials Value-chain: Exploring the intricacies of the graphite anode materials value-chain and its significance in the context of the green energy transition. • Addressing Bottlenecks: Identifying current bottlenecks within the European graphite anode materials value-chain and proposing solutions to overcome them. • EU's Critical Raw Materials Act Objectives: Discussing the challenges and opportunities in aligning with the objectives of the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act by 2030. • Grafintec's Approach: Presenting Grafintec's strategic approach to tackling the challenges faced by the European graphite anode materials value-chain. Rasmus Blomqvist's presentation provided valuable insights into the complexities of anode materials value-chain and its alignment with the green energy transition, offering solutions to overcome existing challenges. #EnergyTransition #EmissionReduction #MetalsAndMining #GreenEnergy #AnodeMaterials #Grafintec3.5

The Western Australian Government recently disclosed that it has begun applications for the 28th round of its Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) co-funded drilling program, alongside the sixth series of the Energy Analysis Program (EAP). Introduced by the government in April 2009, the EIS is a strategic endeavour aimed at stimulating mineral exploration activities to ensure the prolonged vitality of Western Australia's robust resources sector. With a budgetary boost for 2023-24, the co-funded drilling program has seen an increase in its yearly allocation by A$1 million, taking the total funding pool to A$7 million distributed across its biannual application cycles. More at #Proactive #ProactiveInvestors #WesternAustralia #MineralExploration http://ow.ly/cK3p104QGfP

"With a global push towards #decarbonization and the adoption of cleaner #energy sources, ROK’s management identified an opportunity to leverage decades of oil and gas expertise to capture a large, sub-surface #lithium resource in Southeast Saskatchewan. Through a strategic partnership with EMP Metals Corp., ROK secured rights to over 200,000 acres of sub-surface lithium deposits, and in a landmark achievement in 2023, drilled a well that yielded the highest lithium-brine concentration ever recorded in Canada, measuring 259 mg/l. At first glance, venturing into lithium exploration may seem unconventional for an oil and gas team. However, for the founders of ROK Resources, it presented an opportunity they simply couldn’t ignore." Keep reading: https://bit.ly/4cnFSRr

There is a $3 trillion copper supply gap to deliver the electrification necessary for the #energytransition. We are combining Getech's geoscience data with new AI and machine leaning (ML) techniques to both accelerate and reduce the cost of exploration for this vital commodity. We use machine learning to create a digital-genome from known copper resources, and then search for this digital sequence within our global geoscience data sets. We can use the same techniques to locate #lithium, #cobalt, #naturalhydrogen (aka #whitehydrogen) and other #criticalminerals that are vital for the energy transition. #netzero

Lithium Energy Limited (ASX Code: LEL) has further solidified the position of its flagship Solaroz #Lithium Brine Project in Argentina as a highly strategic lithium asset by delivering an upgraded 2.4 million tonnes of indicated lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) resource based on drilling and extensive geophysics completed so far. This significant milestone achievement follows the company’s publication of a 3.3-million-tonne total indicated and inferred mineral resource estimate (MRE) just four months earlier. The indicated MRE encompasses Chico I, Chico V, Chico VI, Payo 2 South and Silvia Irene, otherwise known as the Central Block concessions, of the project. Significantly, there is a high-grade core of 1.3 million tonnes of LCE with an average concentration of 400 mg/l lithium at a 320 mg/l cut-off grade within the total MRE. More at #Proactive #ProactiveInvestors #ASX #LEL #LithiumCarbonateEquivalent #LithiumBrine #BatteryMetals #CriticalMinerals http://ow.ly/wPr8104Z3V7

Fuelling Productivity: Insights into the Proppant Market Get More Info Visit: https://shorturl.at/iwCN1 The Proppant market serves as a cornerstone in the oil and gas industry, powering the extraction of hydrocarbons through hydraulic fracturing. As someone deeply engaged in energy solutions, I'm intrigued by the pivotal role of proppants in enhancing well productivity. Proppants, comprising sand, ceramic, or# resin-coated materials, are injected into fractures to hold them open, #allowing oil and gas to flow more freely, thus #maximizing well output. The market for Proppants has seen substantial growth, driven by the expansion of #unconventional oil and gas exploration, technological advancements in #fracturing techniques, and the quest for higher efficiency in extraction. Looking ahead, the forecast for this market remains robust. Innovations in proppant compositions, sustainable #mining practices, and specialized proppants for varying geological conditions are poised to reshape the landscape of the Proppant market. #Proppant #ProppantMarket #FrackingIndustry #OilAndGas #HydraulicFracturing #SandProppants #CeramicProppants