Houston — Weekly US coal production was estimated at 10.7 million st in the week ended Sept. 5, down 3.4% from the previous week, Energy Information Administration data showed Sept. 10. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Weekly production was at a four-week low, additionally, from the year-ago week, output was down 20.5%. The five-year average for week 36 is 15.4 million st, leaving the most recent week at a 30.6% deficit. Over 36 weeks, total US output was estimated at 366 million st, down 23.7% year on year. Annualized, production is projected at 528 million st, down 24.9% from 2019. All four major basins were down evenly across the board. Northern Appalachian production dropped 4.9% week on week to 1.5 million st, while Central Appalachian and Illinois Basin each fell 4.6% to approximately 1.3 million st, and production from Wyoming and Montana […]