Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission

It is a good time to be Clint O’Neal, executive director at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Last year, the state continued what has become an annual parade of new projects from in-migrating companies and expansion by homegrown firms that …

Photos by Sarah DeClerk. Feature image above: Ernest Scheyder, left, senior correspondent at Reuters, moderates a panel discussion with Emma Bishop, vice president of the Battery Materials & Technology Coalition, from left, David Kovatch, president at Mission Strategies, Matthew Godlewski, …

Feature image: Piles of scrap metal wait to be turned into steel at the Hybar mill in Osceola. (Photo by Sarah DeClerk) Arkansas benefits from a wide range of industries, from agriculture to defense manufacturing. Two industries in particular are …

The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission approved a 2.5% royalty rate for Smackover Lithium and its Southwest Arkansas project in Lafayette and Columbia Counties. Smackover Lithium is a joint project between Standard Lithium and Equinor. The approval marks the first …

Cryptocurrency mining in Arkansas could soon see stricter regulations placed on it from rules set by the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.  Dustin Curtis, vice president of Interstate Holdings, which owns a crypto mine in Lonoke County, said the new …

According to Magnolia Reporter, Tetra Technologies is planning to build a half-billion-dollar bromine production facility along the Columbia-Lafayette county line. The company is awaiting approval from the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. The commission met last week in El Dorado. …