by - August 10, 2018 9:26 am
Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) announced July 27 it was canceling the $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project after the Public Utility Commission of Texas denied it, and the city…
by - August 9, 2018 5:01 am
Murphy Oil Corp.’s second quarter financial results exceeded year ago and Wall Street expectations as the Arkansas oil firm ramps up its international oil drilling and exploration program as crude…
by - August 8, 2018 10:56 am
Construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems and onshore wind turbines fell in 2016, while the costs for natural gas generators rose, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information…
by - August 7, 2018 5:12 pm
Ozark, Ark.-based Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation (AVECC) is embarking upon its Advance Smart Grid Project, a more than $27 million investment that will provide data on the coop’s electric…
by - August 7, 2018 3:30 pm
Walmart announced Tuesday (Aug. 7) it has opened two new charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) at Supercenter locations in Arkansas. Partnering with Electrify America, Walmart stores in Hope and…
by - August 3, 2018 10:30 am
In 2017, the electric power sector consumed 661 million short tons of coal, the lowest consumption amount since 1983, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Also in 2017, U.S….
by - August 2, 2018 5:48 pm
Southwestern Energy Company’s second quarter results beat Wall Street expectations but fell well short of year ago earnings as oil and gas hedging losses took a big bite out of…
by - August 2, 2018 10:24 am
Over the past decade, natural gas production in the Appalachian region has risen faster than the capacity to transport the gas throughout the United States, and this has led prices…
by - August 1, 2018 4:53 pm
In the face of pricier fuel heading into the summer driving season, El Dorado-Murphy USA Inc. was still able to post second quarter profits topping $50 million but fell just…
by - August 1, 2018 11:13 am
Wall Street cheered second quarter earnings results for New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. as the parent of Entergy Arkansas continued its transition to a pure-play power utility by selling off two…
by - July 31, 2018 9:39 am
Inventories of distillate fuel, which includes diesel and home heating oil, were 117.7 million barrels at the end of June, the lowest end-of-June level since 2004, according to the U.S….
by - July 30, 2018 11:24 am
U.S. energy expenditures declined for the fifth consecutive year and fell 9% to $1 trillion in 2016, from 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2016, total energy…
by - July 27, 2018 5:45 pm
Marion has a “super site” for industry and the city, Crittenden County and the city of West Memphis have reached a cooperative agreement to help develop the 1,800 acres. The…
by - July 27, 2018 2:01 pm
The $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project approved by Arkansas regulators in May has been canceled after a July 26 decision by the Public Utility Commission of Texas to deny approval…
by - July 27, 2018 6:15 am
After nearly three years of hand-wringing over the declining value of the Fayetteville Shale play, Australian multinational BHP Billiton Ltd. sold off the Arkansas natural gas development and its other…
by - July 26, 2018 12:13 pm
U.S. natural gas production, consumption and exports are expected to rise through 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. dry natural gas production is projected to rise 11%…
by - July 18, 2018 10:08 am
BHP Billiton’s high-stakes auction to sell off its Fayetteville Shale interest in Arkansas and exit the U.S. onshore oil and gas business by year-end is progressing as planned, the Australian…
by - July 13, 2018 1:04 pm
U.S. exports of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), a motor gasoline additive, fell to 38,000 barrels per day in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Overall, the exports account…
by - July 11, 2018 10:44 am
Natural gas-fired power plants are expected to supply 37% of U.S. electricity generation this summer (June through August), nearly as much as the record-high natural gas share of electricity generation…
by - July 10, 2018 11:25 am
China has recently become a more significant destination for U.S. energy exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. China has been one of the largest importers of U.S. exports…
