The US Energy Information Administration forecast coal production of 530 million st in 2020, down 23.2% from the estimated 2019 output of 690 million st, the Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook reported June 9. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The 2020 output projection rose 1.4% from the May outlook, the first month-on-month increase since the start of the year. For 2021, the EIA projected output of about 549 million st. Coal exports for 2020 were projected to total 63.6 million st, down 31.5% from last year’s exports. The forecast also rose 0.6% month on month. Coal exports in 2021 are projected to be 70 million st. Power sector consumption was forecast to total 351 million st in 2020, down 35% from […]