Entries by Wp_I-Energy

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Weekly US coal production rises 5.6%

Houston — Weekly US coal production totaled an estimated 13.78 million st in the week that ended February 16, up 5.6% from a week earlier but down 10% compared with the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. It was the third time in the first seven weeks of the year that all […]

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India’s #thermalcoal imports rise over 15% in Q1 – #indonesiancoal #uscoal #southafricancoal #australiancoal

India’s thermal coal imports rose by more than 15 percent in the first three months of 2018, with Indonesia accounting for about three-fifths of total supplies, according to vessel arrival data from Dubai-based coal trader American Fuels & Natural Resources. India’s rising coal imports are contributing to higher demand across Asia this year, which has […]

WORLD COAL PRICES FALL, WITH INDONESIA BENCHMARK FOR DECEMBER, ENDING AT LOWEST SINCE JUNE 2018 #IndonesianCoal #Coal

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia has revised down the benchmark price of Indonesian thermal coal again this month. According to the latest ministerial decree 2025 K/30/MEM/2018 dated 3 December 2018, the government has reduced Indonesian Coal Price Reference (HBA) 5.51 per cent month on month to US$ 92.51 […]

India’s thermal coal imports rise over 15 pct in Q1 – trader

NEW DELHI, May 11 (Reuters) – India’s thermal coal imports rose by more than 15 percent in the first three months of 2018, with Indonesia accounting for about three-fifths of total supplies, according to vessel arrival data from Dubai-based coal trader American Fuels & Natural Resources. India’s rising coal imports are contributing to higher demand […]

Coal to remain India’s main energy source in coming decades: Govt think-tank

Coal, which powers around three-quarters of India’s electricity, will continue to be the foremost energy source over the coming decades, government think-tank Niti Aayog said in its Three-Year Action Agenda released Thursday. It is important that India increases its domestic coal production to provide energy security and reduce its dependence on imports, it said. By […]

After China-induced price spike, coal set to resume long-term decline

Coal prices’ march to eight-month highs, driven by China’s huge appetite for power consumption, looks like an interlude in a longer-term decline and is seen losing traction later this year. Investors widely anticipate a slow demise for coal use due to policies encouraging cleaner natural gas and renewable energy generation, but the shorter-term outlook for […]