Oil and Natural Gas : Good for Arkansas, Good for America

The Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association serves all segments of the state’s oil and natural gas industry.

Did you know?

• The market value of oil and natural gas produced in Arkansas in 2008 was greater than the combined market value of rice, soybeans and cotton during the same year?
• Almost one third of counties have oil or natural gas production.
• From 2004 to 2007, Arkansas's per-capita income increased 17 percent, while earnings in the oil and natural gas industry grew 92 percent.
• In 2008, on average, Arkansas produced more than $11 million worth of oil and natural gas each day.

Explore our site and learn more about the oil and natural gas produced in Arkansas—resources that are helping our nation move toward energy independence. The more we use for transportation and power generation needs, the greater the benefits will be for every Arkansan.