by - January 12, 2022 1:37 pm
Construction is expected to start in March on a 135-megawatt solar farm that will provide electricity for Conway after solar energy company Lightsource bp closed on a $533 million financing…
by - January 11, 2022 1:18 pm
U.S. crude oil production is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2023, and as production and inventories rise, fuel prices are expected to fall, according to the U.S. Energy Information…
by - January 6, 2022 12:32 pm
Gasoline prices are rising following strong demand over the holidays and global market optimism, according to AAA. However, the newest COVID-19 variant is creating uncertainty in oil and gas prices….
by - December 29, 2021 1:10 pm
Oil and gas producers saw their cash from operations soar in the third quarter as crude oil prices rose, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA released…
by - December 19, 2021 12:30 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), recently released its Integrated Resource Plan that included timelines for coal plant retirements and renewable energy…
by - December 10, 2021 9:21 am
President Joe Biden announced Thursday (Dec. 9) his intent to appoint Earthea Nance as the regional administrator for Region 6 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Region 6 includes…
by - December 7, 2021 12:38 pm
Global oil production is expected to rise more quickly than demand in 2022, and this should lead to lower prices of crude oil and petroleum products than in late 2021,…
by - December 2, 2021 7:00 am
The board of directors of Murphy USA authorized Wednesday (Dec. 1) a new share repurchase program of up to $1 billion to begin upon completion of the current $500 million…
by - November 22, 2021 8:17 am
Delta Solar has named Katie Laning Niebaum as its new president. She is the former executive director of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association. Niebaum will oversee operations of the solar…
by - November 18, 2021 11:53 am
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment recently opened an electric vehicle charging station in the parking lot of its headquarters in North Little Rock. Renewable energy company Today’s Power…
by - November 17, 2021 3:59 pm
A tax on the sale of fossil fuels would decrease U.S. carbon dioxide emissions through 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA released Wednesday (Nov. 17)…
by - November 9, 2021 2:43 pm
Natural gas prices are expected to be volatile this winter as the heating season begins amid lower natural gas storage levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The…
by - November 7, 2021 11:03 am
Most battery storage power capacity that’s expected to start operating in the United States over the next three years will be co-located with solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants, according to…
by - November 4, 2021 11:32 am
Entergy Arkansas, a utility of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., recently released its 2021 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that doesn’t include plans to build a new natural gas-fired power plant but…
by - November 2, 2021 7:24 pm
Extreme winter weather in February is still causing Fort Smith a headache. The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance Tuesday (Nov. 2) to increase the Water and Sewer…
by - October 30, 2021 8:00 am
Shreveport, La.-based utility Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) announced Friday (Oct. 29) that American Electric Power Foundation will give $100,000 to the Rogers Development Foundation to promote academic success among…
by - October 27, 2021 4:50 pm
Murphy USA reported strong third quarter earnings, but year-to-date profit comparisons to 2020 lagged. The El Dorado-based retail gasoline and convenience store operator posted third quarter net income of $104.0…
by - October 19, 2021 5:34 pm
Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE: MUSA) announced that David L. Goebel and Rosemary Turner have joined the company’s board of directors as independent directors. “We are honored to add Dave and…
by - October 19, 2021 12:35 pm
Siloam Springs is the first U.S. city and the second in North America to receive a Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone designation, according to a news release. The city earned an…
by - October 15, 2021 1:00 pm
Arkansas is moving toward greater adoption of electric vehicles, and creating a charging infrastructure is a top priority of the governor, Secretary of Energy and Environment Becky Keogh said Oct….
