Smackover Formation

Photos by Sarah DeClerk. Feature image above: Ernest Scheyder, left, senior correspondent at Reuters, moderates a panel discussion with Emma Bishop, vice president of the Battery Materials & Technology Coalition, from left, David Kovatch, president at Mission Strategies, Matthew Godlewski, …

Photos by Alex Hardgrave. Feature image above: Robert Reynolds looks at the Ouachita River while giving a tour of the water intake facility in Union County. Union County has a deep history rooted in oil and other large industries, which …

The 2025 Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit, set for Oct. 28-29 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, will bring industry leaders, policymakers, statewide stakeholders and investors focused on the global lithium economy and highlight Arkansas’ role in the growing …

With an eye on entering the domestic lithium sector, Chevron recently announced the acquisition of two leasehold acreage positions—the first from TerraVolta Resources and the second from East Texas Natural Resources—that will span about 125,000 acres across the Smackover Formation in southwest Arkansas …

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Arkansas ACCESS Act into law Tuesday as part of her appearance at the 2025 Arkansas Economic Development Foundation luncheon at the Statehouse Convention Center. ACCESS–short for acceleration, common sense, cost, eligibility, scholarships and standardization–is …

Startup Junkie, a globally recognized entrepreneurial support organization based in Arkansas, has been chosen by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to lead the Lithium Regional Innovation Cluster (LRIC). The LRIC, part of the SBA’s Regional Innovation Clusters, aims to …

A recent study from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment estimates that between 5 million and 19 million tons of lithium reserves are located beneath south Arkansas. If commercially recoverable, the amount present would …

(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part commentary on the lithium play in south Arkansas.) This week’s Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit serves as an excellent opportunity to let the rapidly growing US battery industry know that Arkansas is …

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part commentary on the lithium play in south Arkansas.) The Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit Feb. 15-16 serves as an excellent opportunity to let the rapidly growing U.S. battery industry know that Arkansas …

Canada-based Standard Lithium Ltd. has filed a definitive feasibility study for its first commercial lithium project, “Phase 1A,” to be located at the LANXESS South Plant in El Dorado.  With the first expected production in 2026, Phase 1A is expected …