Coal

Thermal Coal

India Looks to Russia to Solve the Energy Crisis Moscow Created

​Can Russia rescue India from the high energy prices caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine?

Coal Mine

US Coal Exports Increase 23% Between 2020 and 2021

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2021, coal exports from the US increased by 23% to 85 million short t from 69 million short t in…

Coal Mine

Ohio Utility Says Two Coal Plants Could Close Next Year

An Ohio-based utility said it plans to deactivate or sell the remaining coal-fired units at two of its power plants in 2023, five years earlier than previously …

Coal Production

New Coal Mine Projects Seen Swelling Global Methane Emissions by a Fifth

Global methane emissions from the extraction of coal could rise by as much as 21.6% if all new mining projects now under development go into operation

Coal Price

Coal Prices Rise to Record Levels on Russia Supply Fears.

Coal buyers are trying to lock up supplies amid fears that Russia could respond to sanctions by cutting off exports.

Coal Production

Bens Creek Group Provides Coal Production and Delivery Update

Bens Creek, the owner of a recently re-opened metallurgical coal mine in North America supplying the steel industry, has announced an update on coal production …

EU

EU Will Need Five Years to Ditch Russian Energy

Europe plans to phase out its dependency on Russian oil, gas and coal by 2027.

Coal Production

China's Jan-Feb Coal Output Jumps 10.3% for Winter Heating

China’s coal output rose 10.3% in the first two months of 2022 from a year earlier, after Beijing encouraged miners to ramp up production for the winter heatin…

Coal Company

MCL Becomes the Largest Coal Producing Company in India

On March 12, 2022, the company produced 7.62 lakh tonne of dry fuel which is the highest in a day during the current financial year reaching 157.7 MT with a gro…

Coal Price

Coal Prices Soar to 200 Year High

Coal prices are soaring, hitting US$462/t on 10 March, up from US$186/t on 23 February and likely to pass US$500/t this year, Rystad Energy research suggests.

Coal Mine

Water Sampling Unlocks UK’s Geothermal Energy

Using the UK’s abandoned coal mines as a source of geothermal energy for district heating schemes is a positive development for the nation’s net zero goals.

Coal Price

Bens Creek up and Running with Met Coal Sales From North American Mine

Bens Creek Group PLC has fulfilled its first two purchase orders for metallurgical coal from Integrity Coal Sales Inc.

Coal Production

China Seeks to Cut Reliance on Coal Imports with Mining Boom

China plans a massive increase in coal mining, a move that will dramatically reduce its reliance on imports and deal a blow to its near-term climate actions.

Russian Federation

Renewable Energy Could Benefit from US Ban on Russian Oil

President Biden’s Executive Order banned the import of oil, liquefied natural gas and coal from Russia.

Coal Price

Spot Coal Prices Hit Record on High Demand, Hoarding

Power producers said this would substantially raise power tariffs, particularly the spot prices, while coal companies said the coal being bought is meant for me…