NanoXplore Inc. (Montreal, Canada) announced that it has entered into a significant supply agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem; The Woodlands, Tex.). This multi-year supply contract is to provide Tribograf™, a proprietary carbon product produced in NanoXplore’s graphene production facility in Montreal, Canada. Drilling Specialties, a division of CPChem, alongside NanoXplore, developed and tested formulations based on TribografTM for use as a lubricant in oil and gas drilling fluids. TribografTM enables superior lubrication properties, as expected from high-aspect ratio graphene, and unlike typical graphene products, it doesn’t cause flow restriction. “This agreement reflects our shared focus on driving innovation and enhancing product efficiency,” said Jay Bickett, senior vice president, polymers & specialties, at CPChem.