China to offer tariff exemptions on US coal product imports (Platts)

China to offer tariff exemptions on US coal product imports (Platts)

Singapore — China will offer tariff exemptions on several US imports, the China’s Ministry of Finance said Tuesday, that includes US-origin metallurgical coal and thermal coal, with traders are saying the move could benefit the latter more than met coal. According to the statement, China will not levy its 301 countermeasures against imported goods from […]

India’s future energy options all add up to coal, agree the experts (PV Magazine)

Panellists including a government representative and a member of the chief policy thinktank used by Narendra Modi agreed coal will continue as the staple source of Indian power into the mid century and technology should be employed to ‘clean’ it. Although the hydrogen economy, energy storage options such as lithium and zinc-bromine and solar power […]

Wyoming, Montana seek Supreme Court ruling on coal exports (KDWN)

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming and Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule on Washington State’s denial of a permit for a port facility that could boost U.S. coal exports. The coal-producing Rocky Mountain states argue the denial violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from impeding trade […]

Analysis: Interim Deal Brings Relief to US Coking Coal (Argus)

US coal mining firms — having contended with coking coal prices at three-year lows in 2019, a string of chapter 11 bankruptcy filings and mine closures — welcomed yesterday’s signing by the US and China of the “phase-one” trade deal. China agreed to more than double its energy purchases — LNG, crude, products and coal […]

West Virginia Governor, Putting Trump’s Name on the Line for Re-Election, Says He’s Been Asked to Help Pitch Coal to China (Metro News)

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice filed the official paperwork for President Donald Trump to be on West Virginia ballots and also told media the story of an outreach duty the president gave him on a telephone call yesterday. Trump on Wednesday signed an economic deal that commits China to buy an additional $200 billion in […]

Washington governor is hurting environment, helping Putin

Failed Democratic presidential candidate and Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is abusing the Clean Water Act and taking energy projects hostage. Instead of protecting the environment, he is playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin uses energy as an international political weapon. Russia is building two new natural gas pipelines from Siberia. […]

Westshore Terminals sees highest quarterly coal exports in two years

Westshore Terminals reported 8.3 million mt of coal exports in the third quarter, up 9.2% from Q2 volumes and 5.1% higher than the year-ago quarter, the company reported last week. It was the second highest amount in the last five years for the terminal, which is the located near Vancouver, British Columbia. The terminal handled […]

US Met Coal Exporters Lean to Asia as EU Flags

US coking coal exporters continue to lean more heavily toward Asian markets in an attempt to offset flagging European demand, while Turkey and Brazil also struggle to provide much uplift. The latest data from the US Census Bureau show 26.6pc of September’s coking coal exports heading to Asia, up from a 13.5pc share a year […]