Coal making a comeback as Europe dilutes dependence on Russian natural gas

Coal making a comeback as Europe dilutes dependence on Russian natural gas

Coal is making a comeback amid the push for the increased use of clean energy by governments, including in the U.S., as Europe has been facing climbing energy costs as the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on.  In an interview that aired on “Varney & Co.” on Tuesday, National Mining Association CEO Rich Nolan argued that shutting down coal […]

U.S. coal exports increased 23% between 2020 and 2021

In 2021, coal exports from the United States increased by 23% to 85 million metric short tons (MMst) from 69 MMst in 2020. Steam coal exports increased by 47% to 40 MMst, and metallurgical coal exports increased by 8% to 45 MMst. In 2021, the percentage of domestic coal production that was exported rose to […]

EIA: US coal exports increased 23% between 2020 and 2021

In 2021, coal exports from the United States increased by 23% to 85 million metric short tons (MMst) from 69 MMst in 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Steam coal exports increased by 47% to 40 MMst, and metallurgical coal exports increased by 8% to 45 MMst. In 2021, the percentage of domestic coal […]

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 2020. Steam coal exports increased by 47% to 40 million short t, and metallurgical coal exports increased by 8% to 45 million short t. In 2021, […]

Ukraine Crisis Could Send Coal Prices To $500

While much has been written about the oil, gas, and nickel price spikes, the current global coal crunch has largely been overlooked. While coal demand had been waning for the last decade, Russia’s market share has increased just as coal becomes a key energy source again. Most of Europe’s best coal has already been extracted, […]

Coal’s on a comeback in energy-desperate Europe

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has offered coal a European lifeline. Such a prospect would have seemed impossible only a few weeks ago. Before war broke out, European nations were rolling out increasingly ambitious plans to phase out the carbon-intensive fuel even as gas prices rose, power plants were going offline and some countries were exiting […]

US Coal Export Prices Hit All-Time Highs

Global energy prices rose sharply this week amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a trend that hit US thermal coal export prices March 3. FOB Baltimore and FOB NOLA coal prices hit record highs, according to the Platts assessment by S&P Global Commodity Insights. “These are times like I haven’t seen in my 40 years of business,” […]

Central Appalachia coal production surges to nine-year high: EIA

Central Appalachia weekly coal production surged to the highest level in over nine years, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration Feb. 24. The increased CAPP output encompasses both met and thermal coal and is due in part to global tension around the Russia/Ukraine situation, S&P Global Platts Analytics Coal & Power […]