US steam coal exports have year-over-year gain in April

US steam coal exports have year-over-year gain in April

US thermal coal exports in April climbed from a year earlier, when much of the world had lockdowns in place to combat Covid-19, but eased from March’s 26-month high. Just under 3.1mn short tons (2.81mn metric tonnes) of steam coal was shipped from US ports in April, Census Bureau data show. That was almost 1.1mn […]

US thermal coal exports extended gains in January

Washington, 5 March (Argus) — US thermal coal exports rose for a third straight month in January on the strength of demand from some customers in Asia and Latin America. The US exported 2.5mn short tons (2.3mn metric tonnes) of steam coal during the month, up from 2.4mn st a year earlier, US Census Bureau […]

Editorial: Why the future of Appalachian coal may depend on India

We write a lot about coal — and its long, slow demise as an energy source — for lots of reasons. We have some counties in the corner of Southwest Virginia whose economy has been based on coal, and which are in dire need of building a new economy. These are counties that are easy […]

1 big thing: Coal’s global persistence…

Global coal consumption dipped by 0.6% in 2019, the fourth decline in six years, but the most carbon-intensive fuel remains by far the largest source of power generation in world, per BP’s latest global data review. Why it matters: Coal’s persistence in the global mix, even as it loses some ground, is among the major reasons why the […]

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 […]

Australia turns to India for coal exports: Update

Australia is focused on growing the Indian thermal coal market for its exports, despite warnings that the demand profile in India is uncertain. Australia’s resources minister Matthew Canavan flew into Calcutta today to promote sales of Australian thermal coal into India armed with a report from the government’s commodity forecaster the Office of the Chief […]

India taking more U.S. coking coal, pushing out Australia: Xcoal

India is buying more U.S. coking coal after disruptions in top supplier Australia, and as U.S. miners seek new markets due to declining demand from America’s steel industry, an executive at Xcoal Energy & Resources India said on Monday. Interruptions to Australian supply have worsened in the past few years, driving Indian steelmakers to seek […]

Shut out of China, U.S. coal exporters find favour in India, for now

U.S. coal exporters have effectively lost a promising market in China since the imposition of tariffs as part of the ongoing trade dispute, but so far they have managed to find other buyers in Asia, chiefly India. China imposed a 25 percent tariff on imports of U.S. coal in August as part of its retaliation […]

US coal exports rise in 2018 on India, Europe : S&P Global Platts

WASHINGTON: Growing export demand for US coking coal has supported prices, and rising shipment volumes into India, Brazil and Europe including Turkey have been highlights so far in 2018, according to an analysis by S&P Global Platts. While Brazil took the lead in US exports of coking coal at over 5 million mt over the […]

The U.S. Coal Export Boom To Asia

There are many, many falsehoods out there about coal. The biggest, of course, is that “coal is dead,” an organized effort to scare away potential investors of the world’s most vital source of electricity. Indeed, the reality is quite different than what some insist that you believe. In fact, coal is still the main source […]