Executives from ExxonMobil, Standard Lithium and Equinor, three players in the Smackover Formation, will share a stage Nov. 17 at the Fastmarkets Texas Lithium Market Briefing at the Hilton Austin.
The panel is titled “Texas and the Smackover Formation: The Scale of the US Lithium Opportunity.” It runs from 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Panelists are:
Matt McCowan, U.S. lithium manager, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions
Andy Robinson, president and COO, Standard Lithium
Allison Kennedy Thurmond, vice president – North America lithium, Equinor
Viral Shah, strategic markets editor, Fastmarkets
Why It Matters
All three companies are founding partners of the event, and all have significant projects in South Arkansas. Fastmarkets says the Smackover conversation is shifting “from resource potential to commercial delivery.”
Also on the Agenda:
A Fastmarkets lithium market outlook on the U.S. opportunity
A primer on direct lithium extraction (DLE) with Ken Hoffman, founder and CEO of Traubenbach Associates
Panels on Texas regulation, workforce and community readiness, and energy storage and grid demand
A fireside chat on financing investment-ready projects
EnergyX, a sponsor, will host a pre-event tour of its membrane manufacturing line and lab in Austin. Galvanic Energy, Zelandez, Empower and IBC Advanced Technologies are also sponsors.
