Biggest Private Coal Producer in U.S. Warns of Massive Layoffs
Trucks dump their loads of coal at Murray Energy Corp.’s New Era Mine outside of… Murray Energy Corp., the largest privately held coal miner in the U.S., has warned it Continue Reading
China: Is peak coal part of its problem?
The world’s coal resources are clearly huge. How could China, or the world in total, reach peak coal in a timeframe that makes a difference? If we look at China’s Continue Reading
US coal consumption increases to near year-high volume
Hotter weather and higher natural gas prices have helped increase coal consumption for power generation to near a year-high mark. Coal consumption last week topped 16.5 million st, a weekly Continue Reading
As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust
After Kullin Orcutt lost his job at the Peabody coal mine this spring, he knew what he needed to do: join the exodus. “Leave Gillette, leave the state,” he said. Continue Reading
Coal use plunges as China cuts back and US turns to gas
The world’s use of coal fell by the largest amount on record last year as the fossil fuel that powered the industrial revolution was struck by tumbling US gas prices Continue Reading
U.S. coal production lowest since the 1980s
The amount of coal produced in the United States is the lowest it’s been since the early 1980s as overall demand falters, the government said. “Coal production has declined because Continue Reading
Higher natural gas prices to lead to increased coal burn
Higher natural gas prices, largely resulting from lower inventories, could displace 1-2 Bcf/day of power burn demand as generators switch back to coal from gas because of improving fuel economics, Continue Reading
India’s Apr-May thermal coal imports via 12 major government ports rise 1.3% on year
India’s 12 major government-owned ports handled around 18.33 million mt of imported thermal coal over April-May, up 1.3% from 18.09 million mt in the same period a year ago, according Continue Reading
Regulators Fear $1 Billion Coal Cleanup Bill
Photo An idled West Virginia coal facility. Officials fear bankrupt coal companies are not setting aside enough to clean up Appalachia’s polluted rivers and mountains. Regulators are wrangling with bankrupt Continue Reading
Coal industry shouldn’t get carried away with new-found optimism
Something has changed in the coal industry. For the past 22 years Asia’s coal producers, traders and buyers have gathered in the Indonesian resort island of Bali to discuss the Continue Reading