by - September 3, 2019 2:11 pm
Construction costs for utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems continued to fall as costs for onshore wind turbines and natural gas generators rose in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - August 29, 2019 2:48 pm
U.S. petroleum and natural gas production rose 16% and 12%, respectively, in 2018. Combined, they set a new production record, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The rise…
by - August 27, 2019 7:52 pm
Longtime Murphy Oil Corp. Director Thomas Gattle, Jr. announced at the El Dorado oil and gas company’s annual meeting on Thursday (Aug. 22), that he was stepping down, effectively immediately….
by - August 27, 2019 2:14 pm
Deliveries of natural gas to U.S. facilities that produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose to a monthly record of 6 billion cubic feet per day in July, according to data…
by - August 26, 2019 5:27 pm
As Labor Day weekend nears, summer vacationers are expected to see the cheapest pump prices in three years as international crude oil prices continue to slide on international trade concerns,…
by - August 26, 2019 10:11 am
A total of 7,588 megawatts of utility-scale land-based wind capacity was installed in 2018 amid record low costs and prices, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Total utility-scale…
by - August 21, 2019 5:30 pm
Despite the highly publicized exits of Southwestern Energy Inc. and BHP from the Fayetteville Shale, severance tax revenues from the Arkansas play have remained steady as consumption and demand for…
by - August 21, 2019 2:17 pm
Walmart has filed suit against SolarCity, a Tesla-owned company that installed solar panels on top of hundreds of its stores, after reporting seven rooftop fires linked to the panels. In…
by - August 20, 2019 1:37 pm
Monthly imports of U.S. solar photovoltaic modules increased about 16% to an average of 644,000 kilowatts in the first four months of 2019, from the same period in 2017, according…
by - August 15, 2019 3:53 pm
In every state, total energy expenditures and total energy expenditures as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) rose in 2017, from 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - August 12, 2019 4:18 pm
U.S. power companies retired more than 546 coal-fired power units, between 2010 and the first quarter of 2019, and these units comprised nearly 102 gigawatts of generating capacity, according to…
by - August 8, 2019 11:44 am
Even as international crude oil prices slid to a seven-month low on Thursday (Aug. 8), Murphy Oil Corp. reported that second quarter profits beat Wall Street views and more than…
by - August 6, 2019 3:00 pm
Prices of international benchmark Brent crude oil are expected to remain $64 per barrel in the second half of 2019 and rise $1 to $65 per barrel in 2020, according…
by - August 2, 2019 12:27 pm
Petroleum accounted for 36% of total energy consumption in 2018 and was the largest primary source of energy consumed in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - July 31, 2019 8:25 pm
Convenience store operator Murphy USA Inc. reported Wednesday (July 31) that second quarter profits were down 37% from a year ago, primarily due to higher operating expenses and declining fuel…
by - July 31, 2019 1:03 pm
Second quarter profits for the parent company of Entergy Arkansas were down from a year ago as the New Orleans-based utility giant continues to lessen its dependence on coal-fired power…
by - July 30, 2019 8:45 am
Nick Brown, the longtime leader of Southwest Power Pool, announced he will retire in April 2020, according to a company statement. Brown made the announcement at a Monday, July 29…
by - July 24, 2019 4:09 pm
A growing number of Arkansas cities, counties and school districts are moving toward solar to handle all or a portion of their electricity demand. None of those are in the…
by - July 24, 2019 10:51 am
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to fall 2.2% in 2019 after rising 2.7% in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Nearly all of the decrease…
by - July 19, 2019 2:40 pm
Searcy Water Utilities has partnered with solar power developer Entegrity Energy Partners of Little Rock to build a 5.7-megawatt solar power plant to meet the utility’s electricity demand, according to…
