All basins decrease output as shoulder season approaches IB, CAPP production drop 8.1% each Weekly US coal production fell 5.5% on the week to 11.3 million st in the week ended March 12, according to Energy Information Administration data released March 17. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now With shoulder season approaching, all major basins decreased production compared with the previous week, with Central Appalachia and Illinois Basin coal regions dropping by the most significant margins nationwide. On an annualized basis, total production was 593.7 million st, up 0.7% from 2021. IB output fell 8.1% week on week to 1.5 million st, down 13.5% on the year. IB trailed the nation in year-on-year production in part due to the idling of one of its largest mines, Foresight Energy’s Sugar Camp, because of an underground fire last August. Year-to-date IB production […]