Energy

Television use falls in American homes

The average number of TVs used in U.S. homes fell 11% to 2.3 per household in 2015, from 2.6 in 2009, according to the Residential Energy Consumption Survey. The survey,…

Ouachita Electric Cooperative to build 1-megawatt solar facility

Ouachita Electric Cooperative of Camden is partnering with Today’s Power to build a 1-megawatt solar facility on 10 acres in Holly Springs, according to a news release. Today’s Power, a…

U.S. imports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and Iraq on the rise

U.S. imports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and Iraq are at the highest level since 2012, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. After hitting low points in 2014 and…

Southwestern to boost 2017 capex 66% to $1.3 billion, Fayetteville Shale spending jumps 44%

Southwestern Energy Co. announced plans to invest between $1.175 billion to $1.275 billion in fiscal 2017, a 66% boost from the company’s rebooted $770 million spending program in 2016 that…

Gov. Hutchinson heads national energy summit, says U.S. needs to prioritize infrastructure investments, protect energy grid

Gov. Asa Hutchinson opened a national energy summit at the nation’s capital on Thursday (Feb. 23) by saying the U.S. needs to do more to protect the nation’s energy grid…

U.S. crude oil production on rise

U.S. crude oil production rose for the second consecutive month in November, the first such occurrence since early 2015, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Energy Information Administration….

Energy In-depth: Average U.S. family saves $500 due to efficiency standards

Energy In-depth is a roundup of energy-related news. AVERAGE U.S. FAMILY SAVES $500 ON UTILITY BILL DUE TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS, ARKANSAS RANKS 42nd The average American family saved nearly…

Low oil prices boosting U.S. airlines’ profits

Low crude oil prices have resulted in lower fuel costs and operating expenses for U.S. passenger airlines, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2015, earnings of passenger airlines rose…

U.S. uranium production falls to lowest level since 2005

U.S. production of uranium concentrate fell 13% to 2.9 million pounds in 2016, compared to 2015, and was the lowest level since 2005, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. Last…

Coal becomes dominant fuel source for U.S. power generation without Clean Power Plan

Without the Clean Power Plan, coal is projected to again become the dominant fuel used in U.S. electricity generation and remain in that position through 2032, according to the U.S….

Southwest Power Pool first in North America to hit 52.1% wind-penetration record

Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool is the first regional transmission organization in North America to serve more than 50% of its load at a given time with wind energy, according…

Tight oil production to rise to 6 million barrels per day

U.S. tight oil production is expected to rise to more than 6 million barrels per day over the next decade and will account for most of the total U.S. oil…

Energy In-depth: Wind power now largest renewable energy source, coal poised for small rebound

Energy in-depth is a roundup of energy-related news. WIND POWER NOW LARGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE, EXPECTED TO REACH 10% OF U.S. ELECTRICITY OUTPUT BY 2020 Wind is now the largest…

Senate committee OK’s bill to allow gas utilities to recoup investment costs earlier

Arkansas’ natural gas utilities won’t have to wait until a rate case filing before the state Public Service Commission to recoup investments on proposed infrastructure projects that benefit all classes…

Rail accounts for nearly 25% of HGLs shipments in U.S.

Rail movements of propane, propylene, normal butane and isobutane reached 426,000 barrels per day in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The four petroleum products account for the…

Murphy USA 4Q earnings slide 34%, but easily beats Wall Street estimates

Murphy USA’s profits fell more than 34% in the fourth quarter as rising wholesale gas prices cut overall margins, but the El Dorado convenience store operator was still able to…

Oil production to rise 4% by 2018

U.S. crude oil production is expected to rise 4% to 9.3 million barrels per day in 2018, from 8.9 million barrels per day in 2016, according to U.S. Energy Information…

Natural-gas fired capacity to grow 8% by 2018, coal-fired capacity falls

Natural gas-fired generating capacity is expected to rise by 11.2 gigawatts in 2017 and by 25.4 gigawatts in 2018, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. If the plants start operating…

FERC Chairman change leaves agency without a quorum

President Donald Trump’s decision to force out Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Norman Bay and name Cheryl LaFleur to replace him will leave the federal regulatory agency in the unusual…

BHP calls Fayetteville Shale play spending ‘nominal,’ down to fewer than 100 employees

A spokeswoman for BHP Billiton told Talk Business & Politics Wednesday (Jan. 25) that the Australian mining and energy conglomerate’s current budget in the Fayetteville Shale is “nominal,” and that…

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic