by - August 22, 2017 2:45 pm
Industrial mining conglomerate BHP Billiton said Tuesday (Aug. 22) it is still seeking to auction off the company’s Fayetteville Shale assets to interested buyers, hoping to get a premium offer…
by - August 17, 2017 9:40 am
Gasoline production in the United States has been at near record levels in the first seven months of 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The four-week rolling average…
by - August 10, 2017 2:57 pm
Although Southwestern Energy has largely halted its exploration and development activities in the Fayetteville Shale play, the company’s top executive said in a recent conference call with Wall Street analysts…
by - August 10, 2017 2:12 pm
The total amount spent on delivered energy in the United States fell 20% to $1.127 trillion in 2015, from 2014, according to recently released data from the U.S. Energy Information…
by - August 8, 2017 9:54 am
U.S. exports of natural gas were greater than its imports in February, April and May, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. For nearly 60 years, the United States has…
by - August 7, 2017 9:56 am
A solar eclipse on Aug. 21 will impact electricity generation for about 1,900 utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But…
by - August 4, 2017 10:21 am
Almost 59 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products were transported on maritime routes in 2015, representing 61% of the world total, according to the U.S. Energy…
by - August 3, 2017 5:23 pm
Dam safety is a national priority for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) which regulates 716 dams across the country and 25 facilities in Arkansas. Bradley Clark, a geotechnical…
by - August 3, 2017 10:28 am
Thirty states and the District of Columbia have energy efficiency policies that include mandates, voluntary goals or pilot programs, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. They are designed to…
by - August 2, 2017 6:07 pm
El Dorado’s corporate denizens, Murphy Oil Corp. and Murphy USA Inc., each pushed out their second quarter earnings after the close of business Wednesday as the closely held, publicly traded…
by - August 2, 2017 9:20 am
Texas used a total of 13 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) or about 13% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The EIA’s…
by - August 1, 2017 1:51 pm
The number of U.S. workers in the natural gas and oil industry rose 500,000 to 10.3 million, between 2011 and 2015, accounting for 5.6% of total U.S. employment, according to…
by - August 1, 2017 12:36 pm
The inability for oil tankers to travel through major sea channels, known as chokepoints, can cause supply delays and higher shipping costs, increasing energy costs globally, according to the U.S….
by - July 27, 2017 10:31 am
SWEPCO’s wind project announced Wednesday is the latest in a spate of power projects that will add more renewable options to Arkansas’ energy mix. Plains and Eastern Clean Line is…
by - July 27, 2017 10:10 am
The amount of natural gas used to produce electricity, which is known as power burn, reached 41 billion cubic feet July 20, the highest level so far in 2017, according…
by - July 26, 2017 1:47 pm
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received $500,000 to develop high-performance, cost-effective transportation fuel cells. Dr. Tansel Karabacak, professor of physics and astronomy, received a $400,000 grant…
by - July 26, 2017 11:04 am
Residential electricity sales in the United States have fallen 3% since 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In the same period, sales per person have fallen 7%, and…
by - July 25, 2017 12:17 pm
Little Rock grid operator Southwest Power Pool (SPP) said Tuesday (July 25) it plans to exit its decade-long agreement to enforce federal electric reliability standards across the Midwest by the…
by - July 25, 2017 9:47 am
Crude oil production in the United States is projected to rise by 0.5 million barrels per day to 9.3 million barrels per day in 2017, from 2016, according to the…
by - July 21, 2017 11:33 am
Weekly U.S. ethanol production has risen 5% to 1.02 million barrels per day through the first six months of 2017, from the same period in 2016, according to the U.S….
