Highlights Reducing Russian coal imports in phases by finding alternative suppliers Japan steps into reducing overall Russia energy dependency including oil: PM Russia accounts for 11% of coal imports as Continue Reading
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that coal was in high demand and that Russian coal earmarked for Europe would be redirected to other markets if the EU refused Continue Reading
Impacts quarter of Russian coal exports, Eur8 bil/year loss: EC German Cal trades at Eur197/MWh, year-ahead coal hits $230/mt European coal and German forward power prices rose further April 8 Continue Reading
Ban to apply to all forms of coal Amounts to Eur8 bil/year loss in revenue for Russia EU imports around 50 mil mt/year of Russian coal: Euracoal The European Council Continue Reading
Von Der Leyen Outlines New Sanctions on Russia Sign up here to get the latest updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can also follow us on Telegram here Continue Reading
European Union envoys are set to approve on Thursday a ban on Russian coal that would take full effect from mid-August, a month later than initially planned, two EU sources Continue Reading
Russian coal producers may struggle to redirect volumes to Asian markets if the EU proceeds with a threatened total import ban, analysts and industry participants said. EU diplomats were this Continue Reading
India’s top electricity producer NTPC Ltd’s (NTPC.NS) coal imports this financial year will be the highest in eight years despite near-record prices, two senior officials at the company said, as Continue Reading
Von Der Leyen Outlines New Sanctions on Russia Sign up here to get the latest updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can also follow us on Telegram here Continue Reading
Poland signaled that it wants to use coal to produce electricity after 2049 to bolster its energy security, underscoring the challenge the European Union faces in its goal of achieving Continue Reading
India has cut coal supplies to the non-power sector and put on hold plans for some fuel auctions for utilities without supply deals due to a slump in inventories, even Continue Reading
India is leaning toward continuing to import coking coal from Russia, the steel minister said on Sunday, seeming to buck a global trend to shun Moscow over its invasion of Continue Reading
Coal has seen lessening EU energy crisis CO2 emissions expected to rise this year Shippers aided by growing coal trade Coal will help solve the European Union’s current energy price Continue Reading
Imports may rise ahead of railway maintenance in April Domestic coal output, logistics hindered by COVID-19 lockdowns Spot offers for 5,500 kcal/kg NAR exceed guidance at Yuan 1,600/mt China’s seaborne Continue Reading
China’s increased reliance on coal to combat an energy shortage was never going to bode well for its ambitions to cut planet-warming emissions. Now, thanks to new analysis of satellite Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
COVID-19 cases highest since the beginning of pandemic Buyers bidding up to $20/mt lower than offers: sources Indonesian coal supply tight, providing floor to prices Chinese thermal coal demand is Continue Reading
Methane emissions from coal mines worldwide exceed those from the global oil or gas sectors and are significantly higher than prior estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency and the International Continue Reading
Highlights Recent prices almost triple average Power plant regulations inhibit investment ‘A full suite’ of EPA rules in the works The global coal market cannot scale up to supply Russia’s Continue Reading
China will make full use of coal as a vital part of its energy strategy, leaders and officials said during the nation’s annual gathering of parliament this week, as it Continue Reading
Spot coal prices in China surged this week amid fears of a tightening global market, nearly doubling a government-set cap for long-term supply to power plants. The price of physical Continue Reading
Australia’s thermal coal prices are expected to remain elevated in the near term as it finds new buyers in Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while interest from Japan and South Continue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court is trying a case between West Virginia and the EPA, and it could send waves through the American climate regulatory system. Several legal observers have questioned Continue Reading
China will boost the production of more modern coal mines and enhance coal reserve capacity, and aims to increase the government-deployable storage to 5% of local consumption, the country’s state Continue Reading
European buyers are scouring the world as far as South Africa to procure coal as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the threat of more sanctions on Moscow have made Russian Continue Reading
Coal prices rise across continents Russia/Ukraine conflict bolsters prices: broker Global energy prices rose sharply this week amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a trend that hit US thermal coal export prices Continue Reading
Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here . Germany is getting ready to prolong the use of coal as the Continue Reading
India is looking to partner with private companies to restart mines that have previously been shut or had their production discontinued by state-run Coal India Ltd., or CIL, on a Continue Reading
The global energy transition is gaining speed, and many fossil fuel workers are worried about getting left behind. The latest in a long line of worldwide coal plant closures came Continue Reading
Highlights Total US production hits two-year high Long-term price gains encourage production growth: Platts Analytics Central Appalachia weekly coal production surged to the highest level in over nine years, according Continue Reading
Global leaders have made a number of ambitious climate pledges, but it hasn’t quite ushered in the death of coal just yet. Since 2019, commercial banks have dumped as much Continue Reading
China’s dependency on coal is likely to worsen this year as the authorities struggle to rein in prices after the Lunar New Year break. Chinese miners dug up more than Continue Reading
Alternative Energy Engineers from the University of Delaware developed a method for effectively capturing 99 percent of carbon dioxide from the air using an electrochemical system powered by hydrogen, a Continue Reading
Japan is set to import the highest quantity of coal in January in just over two years, as utilities scramble to get supplies for power generation amid high spot liquefied Continue Reading
The Wangting Power Plant in Wangting, Jiangsu province, China. Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway analyze the weird patterns, the complex issues and the newest market crazes. Join the conversation every Continue Reading
Highlights Coal capacity factor drops to 39.1% Stocks at 21-year low for corresponding month Subbituminous days of burn flat to five-year average Power sector coal stockpiles were 32.3% lower at Continue Reading
Coal prices are surging as traders in Asia scramble to snatch up winter supply amid fears of delayed deliveries from Indonesia and as a global energy squeeze continues. At least Continue Reading
David Saggau, the chief executive of an energy cooperative, tried to explain the losing economics of running a coal-fired power plant to a North Dakota industry group more than a year ago. Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Energy has spent $1.1 billion on 11 carbon capture projects at coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities since 2009, most of which turned out to be Continue Reading
Retirements of coal-fired electric power generation capacity are set to speed up this year from a relatively low level of retirements in 2021 to the point of accounting for as Continue Reading
Coal was supposed to be on its deathbed. For the past seven years, coal use in America has been trending down. Faced with falling natural gas prices and the growth Continue Reading
Developed nations around the world are aggressively pursuing the replacement of coal power, but Australia is struggling to turn its back on what it sees as an economically vital commodity Continue Reading
Indonesia may allow coal exports to resume by the end of Monday or Tuesday, as domestic demand has been met, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said. “End of today or tomorrow Continue Reading
Indonesia, the world’s biggest thermal coal exporter, sent shockwaves through global energy markets this week by suspending exports of the fuel in January due to critically low coal supplies at Continue Reading
Supramax, Panamax rates in Pacific may fall sharply Ship-operators to foot cost of tonnage held up in Indonesia Supramax and Panamax markets in the Pacific region are expected to face Continue Reading
Indonesia, one of the world’s top exporters of thermal coal, is pausing exports of the fuel in January to secure dwindling supplies for domestic power plants. The monthlong halt is Continue Reading
China, under fire for approving new coal power stations as other countries try to curb greenhouse gases, has completed the first 1,000-megawatt unit of the Shanghaimiao plant, the biggest of Continue Reading
Coal has experienced a dramatic rebound this year, with production levels set to hit an all-time high in 2021. The surge in demand is largely due to the faster-than-expected global Continue Reading
India is reviewing a proposal to stop new coal-fired capacity construction under a plan to meet its climate pledges, Indian outlet The Economic Times reported on Wednesday, quoting sources familiar Continue Reading
The IEA is calling on China and India to put their climate pledges into action. The agency argues that there is a disconnect between the commitments made by both countries, Continue Reading
