RE:RE:As Exxon eyes lithium, crucial decision looms on filtration If anything, I can pretty much say with only some shadow of a doubt that XOM probably won't go with E3. A company of that size simply doesn't put all its eggs in one basket. Could E3 probably shimmy its way into the running? Sure, but I also don't think that's Chris's ultimate goal or that it should be. Plenty of DLE tech companies out there trying to sell some technology. I think it's better to be the one that owns and develops the resource so E3 should focus on that. They've got plenty of assets that can keep them plenty busy for a very long time.