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What Is the Lithium Triangle and Why Does It Matter?

Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia control 58% of global lithium reserves, but divergent extraction policies and Chinese dominance of refining are reshaping who controls the electric vehicle revolution.

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Energy

Lithium Triangle Splits Three Ways as Milei Opens Argentina, Chile Nationalizes, Bolivia Stalls

Political shifts across South America's battery belt are creating divergent investment regimes just as EV demand reshapes global supply chains.

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Energy

Idle US Rigs Find New Life Abroad as Shale Economics Force International Pivot

With domestic rig counts down 30% since 2022 and bonus depreciation phasing out, American drilling contractors are shipping equipment to Argentina and Saudi Arabia to maintain revenues while US basins mature.

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