by - June 4, 2019 12:46 pm
Solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock announced plans Tuesday (June 4) to build a 585-kilowatt (kW) solar power plant that will meet all the electricity demand…
by - June 3, 2019 3:27 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. on Monday (June 3) closed on a key $1.2 billion Gulf of Mexico acquisition amid the El Dorado oil and gas giant’s strategic turn to broaden its…
by - May 30, 2019 6:00 pm
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp., based in Berryville, will receive $263 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to upgrade power and communication lines. Acting Assistant to the Secretary…
by - May 30, 2019 10:49 am
Entergy Louisiana, sister company to Entergy Arkansas, announced on Wednesday (March 29) that it has completed its $870 million St. Charles Power Station ahead of schedule and on budget. Company…
by - May 29, 2019 2:19 pm
Clarksville looks to become the first city in the state to power all of its government operations with solar energy after it installs a second solar power plant on more…
by - May 22, 2019 5:03 pm
Oklahoma Gas & Electric said Wednesday (May 22) it has received all state and federal regulatory approvals to move forward with the acquisition of two cleaner-burning power plants to reduce…
by - May 20, 2019 7:07 pm
Armed with the new Solar Access Act enacted into law during the 92nd General Assembly, Phillips County is racing to become the first county in the Natural State to install…
by - May 20, 2019 12:22 pm
The amount of electricity U.S. power plants will generate in the summer months of June through August is expected to fall 2% to 1,168 million megawatt-hours, from the same period…
by - May 16, 2019 4:33 pm
U.S. energy production rose 8% to a record level of 96 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2018, from 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The rise…
by - May 14, 2019 2:06 pm
Construction is on schedule and on budget for the largest solar array on city-owned land in Arkansas, and the 10-megawatt system is expected to begin operating July 1, said Matt…
by - May 10, 2019 11:38 am
Net income for 43 U.S. oil producers rose to a five-year high of $28 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Based on net income, 2018…
by - May 9, 2019 12:13 pm
CenterPoint Energy Inc., which closed its $6 billion deal to acquire Indiana-based Vectren Corp. in early 2019, on Thursday (May 9) posted first quarter profits below year ago results as…
by - May 2, 2019 3:04 pm
OGE Energy Corp., parent company of the utility providing electricity to large parts of the Fort Smith metro, reported first quarter net income of $47.1 million, below the $55 million…
by - May 2, 2019 1:02 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. on Thursday (May 2) closed out an eventful first quarter with lukewarm results as the oil and gas producer efforts to change the strategic focus…
by - May 2, 2019 10:34 am
U.S. net natural gas exports were 4.6 billion cubic feet per day in February, marking the 13th consecutive month the exports exceeded imports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - May 1, 2019 10:48 am
Highlighting the company’s strategy to exit the merchant nuclear power industry and refocus on regulated utility operations and renewable energy, Entergy Corp. Wednesday (May 1) reported that first quarter earnings…
by - April 30, 2019 10:10 am
U.S. exports of petroleum products rose by 366,000 barrels per day to a record high of 5.6 million barrels per day in 2018, from 2017, according to the U.S. Energy…
by - April 29, 2019 4:47 pm
Murphy USA Inc. on Monday (April 29) posted modest profits in the first quarter as the El Dorado gas station store operator said customer traffic at the chain of nearly…
by - April 25, 2019 11:21 am
The retail price of U.S. regular gasoline is expected to fall 3% to $2.76 per gallon this summer, from the same period in 2018, because of lower crude oil prices,…
by - April 25, 2019 10:50 am
The average amount of electricity U.S. residential households will consume is expected to decline 5% to about 3,080 kilowatt-hours of electricity this summer (June through August), from the same period…
