by - November 28, 2017 3:58 pm
Poland’s state-owned oil and gas company, PGNiG, has agreed to a five-year deal to purchase U.S. liquefied natural gas as Poland looks to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, according…
by - November 27, 2017 9:43 am
Biomass and waste fuels produced 71.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity or 2% of all electricity generated in the United States in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Biomass…
by - November 26, 2017 3:42 pm
Tesla recently announced it will start production of an electric big rig in 2019, but electricity isn’t the only fuel available in the trucking industry. Natural gas is available, and…
by - November 20, 2017 2:59 pm
Arkansas and U.S. highways will likely see higher traffic volumes during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, which could possibly lead to a more fatalities and distracted motorists as nearly 51 million…
by - November 20, 2017 9:50 am
As the United States, United Kingdom and Japan, have shifted to service economies, from manufacturing economies, they have been using less electricity than China, India, Egypt and Brazil, according to…
by - November 15, 2017 11:33 am
The price difference between West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil and Brent is expected to remain at $6 per barrel through the first quarter of 2018 before narrowing to $4…
by - November 14, 2017 7:52 pm
An attorney representing landowners opposing a high voltage transmission line across Arkansas argued in federal court Tuesday (Nov. 14) that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is using eminent domain…
by - November 13, 2017 3:33 pm
A long-awaited trial on the fate of the controversial $2 billion Plains and Eastern Clean Line wind energy project will begin Tuesday when oral arguments are held in U.S. District…
by - November 13, 2017 10:00 am
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions related to coal consumption in the United States declined to 231 million metric tons in 2015, a record decrease, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - November 9, 2017 10:37 am
Coal stockpiles at coal-fired power plants fell to 144 million tons in August, the lowest monthly level since late 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The stockpiles usually…
by - November 8, 2017 11:07 am
Replacing older wind turbines with newer ones, or repowering, has become more common in the United States, and federal incentives that have been extended through 2019 are expected to encourage…
by - November 7, 2017 5:25 pm
Diesel remains the top fuel for the trucking industry, and before other fuels such as electricity gain a foothold in the industry, it will require major infrastructure improvements, a transportation…
by - November 5, 2017 10:35 pm
Three Arkansas electric cooperatives will receive nearly $90 million in loans as part of more than $2.5 billion in loan awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve rural…
by - November 3, 2017 10:19 am
Global sales of plug-in electric vehicles, including hybrid and battery electric vehicles, rose to 1.2 million in 2015, but only 1% of all vehicles in use worldwide are electric vehicles,…
by - November 3, 2017 9:56 am
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 & Politics makes…
by - November 1, 2017 6:07 pm
Even with Hurricane-related store closures and fuel supply woes, Murphy USA Inc.’s third quarter profits were 50% better than a year ago and easily beat Wall Street expectations, the El…
by - November 1, 2017 5:57 pm
Murphy Oil Corp., which last month announced a strategic deal to enter Brazil’s fast-growing deep-water offshore oil and gas sector, reported Wednesday (Nov. 1) a third quarter loss as the…
by - November 1, 2017 3:49 pm
In 2011, when the price difference between foreign and domestic oil reached as much as $27 per barrel, refineries on the East Coast looked to domestic oil to meet demand,…
by - October 31, 2017 5:00 pm
Entergy Arkansas will expand its renewable energy portfolio with plans for a new solar project in the state’s Delta region that will be the largest sun-powered development in Arkansas, company…
by - October 30, 2017 3:11 pm
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently approved three pipeline projects in the northeast, and six of the nine of the largest projects with applications before FERC are located in Louisiana,…
