Exxon Mobil has agreed to develop more than 6,100 lithium-rich acres in Arkansas with Tetra Technologies Inc , the second move this year by the oil giant for control of assets needed to produce the electric vehicle battery metal.
The world's biggest asset manager BlackRock said it hopes to raise up to $7 billion for its fourth Global Renewable Power Fund as clients ramp up climate-friendly investments.
Plenitude, the renewable and retail division of energy group Eni , said on Wednesday it had completed the construction of its first utility-scale battery plant in Italy.
Lithium companies Allkem Ltd and Livent Corp said on Wednesday they will combine in an all-stock $10.6 billion deal to create the world's third-largest producer of the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries.