by - November 2, 2016 5:06 pm
Murphy USA Inc.’s profits fell nearly 25% in the third quarter as the El Dorado convenience store operator’s margins were cut by higher crude oil prices and disruptions in local…
by - November 1, 2016 8:14 pm
American Electric Power (AEP), the parent company of Southwestern Electric Power Co., said today (Nov. 1) that it plans to increase its capital spending in core operations over the next…
by - November 1, 2016 4:33 pm
Clean Line Energy announced Tuesday (Nov. 1) it has hired the U.S. industrial giant GE to provide the high-voltage transformers for the controversial $2 billion wind-energy project expected to begin…
by - October 31, 2016 1:59 pm
As pump prices hover near or below $2 a gallon, Arkansas drivers are putting more miles on their cars as the state landed among the top 10 states with the…
by - October 28, 2016 8:33 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– EIA: WIND GENERATION SHARE EXCEEDS 10% IN 11 STATES In 2015,…
by - October 26, 2016 8:08 pm
Petit Jean Electric Cooperative Corp. in Clinton is the lone Arkansas recipient to receive a portion of $3.6 billion in loans from the Obama administration to fund 82 electric projects…
by - October 26, 2016 7:54 pm
After eking out a small profit in the second quarter, Murphy Oil Corp. fell back into the red again over the past three months as the Arkansas oil giant continues…
by - October 22, 2016 10:23 am
Even as Southwestern Energy posted a major production milestone in the Fayetteville Shale, the Texas driller continued to operate in the red in the third quarter as drilling activity ramped…
by - October 21, 2016 11:49 am
U.S. gross crude oil imports rose by 7%, or 528,000 barrels a day, in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year, according to the U.S….
by - October 21, 2016 4:37 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– SOUTHWEST POWER POOL TO CELEBRATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT WEEK Southwest Power…
by - October 17, 2016 10:21 am
The University of Arkansas will continue cleaning up a deactivated nuclear reactor test site located 20 miles southwest of Fayetteville, with the help of a $10.5 million U.S. Department of…
by - October 14, 2016 11:18 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– GE OPENS NEW OILFIELD RESEARCH CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY; RECENTLY TESTED…
by - October 13, 2016 1:25 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Energy Report is produced monthly and is sponsored by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). Talk Business…
by - October 12, 2016 3:34 pm
Speaking at an investor briefing in London on Oct. 5, Steve Pastor, BHP Billiton’s president of petroleum operations, said having both minerals and petroleum in the company’s portfolio allows the…
by - October 12, 2016 2:57 pm
Little Rock grid operator Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) recently said wholesale electricity markets have reduced the cost of electricity by more than $1 billion since 2014 across the regional transmission…
by - October 11, 2016 4:51 pm
Industrial giant GE announced Tuesday (Oct. 11) its plans to purchase Danish wind turbine maker LM Wind Power for $1.65 billion, allowing the U.S. industrial giant to continue expanding its…
by - October 11, 2016 4:26 pm
Officials with the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) offered several policy recommendations on Tuesday (Oct. 11) concerning two recent dockets that some local energy experts say could determine the future…
by - October 10, 2016 7:49 pm
As natural gas has overtaken coal as the nation’s major source of energy for power generation, U.S. residential electricity prices are forecasted in 2016 to decline for the first time…
by - October 7, 2016 6:04 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– BP RELEASES ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT SHOWING $90 BILLION U.S. INVESTMENT IN…
by - October 6, 2016 5:00 pm
Black Hills Corporation Foundation will give $105,000 to help fund NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s planned Springdale campus, the foundation announced Thursday (Oct. 6) at an event in the Shewmaker Center…
