by - October 23, 2017 11:03 am
Unplanned disruptions in the global oil supply fell to 1.6 million barrels per day in September, the lowest since January 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Over the…
by - October 18, 2017 2:52 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has voiced its support for President Donald Trump’s recent decision to scrap the Clean Power Plan. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons said manufacturers…
by - October 17, 2017 8:54 am
U.S. coal production rose to 192 million short tons per quarter in the first half of 2017, from the same period in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - October 16, 2017 12:17 pm
U.S. crude oil production is expected to rise 340,000 barrels per day to 9.4 million barrels per day in the second half of 2017, from the first half of the…
by - October 10, 2017 6:30 pm
The state’s top utility regulator said Tuesday (Oct. 10) a proposed federal rule some critics say would prop up the nation’s declining coal and nuclear power industries would put the…
by - October 9, 2017 9:50 am
U.S. households are expected to spend $1,977, or about 2.4% of their income, on gasoline in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2008, households spent $2,715 or…
by - October 6, 2017 11:40 am
Mike Maulden, director of business and economic development for Entergy Arkansas, will retire at the end of January after working 34 years for the company, CEO Rick Riley said. “It…
by - October 5, 2017 9:50 am
Fayetteville wants for feedback on its Energy Action Plan and will host two public meetings to receive comments from residents on the plan. The meetings will take place after a…
by - October 4, 2017 10:56 am
Average gasoline taxes and fees levied by states have risen 4.5% to 27.9 cents per gallon as of July 1, from the same time last year, according to the U.S….
by - October 3, 2017 9:45 am
Fayetteville will collaborate with Ozarks Electric Cooperative on a pilot program to install LED bulbs in streetlights, as part of the city’s efforts to decrease energy consumption, according to a…
by - October 2, 2017 4:59 pm
Despite recent setbacks for a project first announced in August 2014, the CEO at Boston-based Highland Pellet Inc. said Arkansas’ first full-scale wood pellet mill is still on schedule to…
by - October 2, 2017 10:39 am
Total energy consumption and total energy cost for the U.S. government declined in fiscal year 2016, according to the Federal Energy Management Program. Total energy cost, which includes the amount…
by - September 29, 2017 4:07 pm
Natural gas inventories in the lower 48 states have fallen since April to a level lower than they were in the same period in 2016, but they continue to be…
by - September 28, 2017 9:55 am
Outages at U.S. nuclear power plants were 10% lower or on average 4.6 gigawatts in the summer of 2017 (June through August), compared to the same period in 2016, according…
by - September 26, 2017 4:05 pm
Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation said they followed up on earlier plans to ask U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry to end the agency’s participation in the controversial Clean…
by - September 26, 2017 2:29 pm
The National Oil and Gas Gateway, made available to the public Tuesday (Sept. 26), is the first public website with oil and natural gas well-level data from multiple states. The…
by - September 26, 2017 11:12 am
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released to the public the National Oil and Gas Gateway, a website with oil and natural gas well data from multiple states. The website…
by - September 25, 2017 9:54 am
Retail electricity rates paid by U.S. residential customers increased 3% to 12.8 cents per kilowatt-hour in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, according to…
by - September 22, 2017 11:52 am
Since January 2010, rail shipments of asphalt have remained flat, but the shipments of petroleum coke have risen by two thirds over the same period, according to the U.S. Energy…
by - September 19, 2017 9:46 am
Coal-fired plants in the United States installed environmental controls just before compliance deadlines, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The environmental controls include mercury control equipment that uses activated…
