by - May 17, 2012 4:48 pm
Arkansas drops a spot on natural gas list
Arkansas maintained its status as one of the top 10 largest marketers of natural gas in the U.S., but cheap wellhead prices and the industry’s switch to oil-rich shale plays…
Tag: natural gas
by - May 15, 2012 11:29 am
Pickens needs trucking to push CNG use
T. Boone Pickens admits he finds himself on a mission like no other in his more than 60-year business career. And at 83-years old, the legendary oil man, landowner and…
by - May 12, 2012 12:13 pm
Report: Severance tax hike would cost jobs
The Perryman Group, a Waco-based research firm, released its economic study of raising Arkansas’ severance tax rates on natural gas — a proposal being pushed by former gas exec Sheffield…
by - April 30, 2012 1:49 pm
U.S. coal usage below 40%; Arkansas at 48%
Cheap shale-produced natural gas, a relentless anti-coal campaign and tight federal regulations have helped to cancel or retire dozens of coal-fired plants across the U.S., while putting Arkansas at ground…
by - April 3, 2012 10:25 am
Arkansas shale activity continues decline
Historically low natural gas prices have pushed the state’s rig count to its lowest level in more than six years and have substantially stalled production and hiring in the Fayetteville…
by - March 9, 2012 11:54 am
Arkansas fracking rules receive good grade
A review team with the State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations (STRONGER) says Arkansas’ regulation of hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells is “well managed,” but…
by - February 17, 2012 2:14 pm
Market moves reduce Fayetteville Shale activity
While Houston-based Southwestern Energy has the luxury of continuing to drill, even with prices well below their own internal forecast, other drillers are keeping a watchful eye on the current…
by - February 16, 2012 6:17 pm
Low natural gas prices won’t stop drilling
Even as Wall Street analysts continue to ratchet down their 2012 forecasts for already record low wellhead prices, Fayetteville Shale producers don’t appear ready to completely halt cash-rich drilling plans…
by - January 31, 2012 6:45 pm
Development groups to oppose natural gas tax hike effort
While a group representing city leaders statewide remains committed to raising the natural gas severance tax, local chamber groups within the heart of the Fayetteville Shale region are opposed. This…
by - January 30, 2012 11:06 am
Trucking industry mulls natural gas conversion
Rising diesel prices and a federal mandate to reduce fuel consumption is causing trucking firms — private and public — to consider the benefits of a natural gas fleet conversion….
by - January 25, 2012 1:24 pm
Beebe unsure about severance tax support
Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday (Jan. 25) he is “re-evaluating” his support for a proposed ballot initiative that would raise Arkansas’ severance tax. Sheffield Nelson, a former natural gas company…