US coal output forecast to rise by 3% this year

US coal production is forecast to increase this year, buoyed by a strong export market and inventory replenishment in the power generation sector, says the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its ‘Short-Term Energy Outlook’, the EIA states that US coal production will increase by 20-million short tons (3%) in 2022 to 598-million short tons and by seven-million short tons (1%) in 2023.ADVERTISEMENT Coal exports should do well […]

US coal to boost production, lose generation in 2022: EIA

US coal production is projected to rise 3% in 2022 even as coal-fired generation decreases as domestic utilities seek to replenish depleted stockpiles, the US Energy Information Administration said May 10. “The forecast increase occurs despite our expectation that coal use in the power sector will decline,” EIA said in its May Short-Term Energy Outlook. […]

US thermal coal exports hit one-year high in March: Census

Thermal coal exports rose to a one-year high of 3.4 million mt in March amid disrupted global trade flows after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US Census Bureau data showed May 5. The volume was 19.4% higher than the previous month but 9.8% lower than the year-ago month. On a year-to-date basis, thermal exports were 32.9% […]

Economic fallout from Ukraine war could bring business to U.S. railroads: Analysis

Russia’s self-inflicted economic recession resulting from the Ukraine war will likely undo more than a decade’s worth of economic progress, as other countries end dealings with the Russians.  For the U.S., this is an opportunity to increase exports, bolstering its relevance as a swing supplier. Coal and grains in particular are commodities that drive the […]

Russia’s gas supply cuts in Europe could fuel more US coal-to-gas switching

The US power market may be in for another wave of coal-to-gas switching this summer as potential replacement fuel demand from Western Europe drives global coal prices higher. The price pressure could come following a recent but potentially extended suspension of natural gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria, and potentially other Western European countries, by […]

Hampton Roads coal exports rose in March

US coal exports from Hampton Roads, Virginia, climbed by 23pc in March on the year amid strong international demand. Terminals at the port handled 2.89mn short tons (2.62mn metric tonnes) last month, compared with 2.35mn st in March 2021, data from the Virginia Maritime Association show. But exports slipped month-over-month from February’s 2.95mn st, which […]

US coal exports to reach 3-year high amid war in Ukraine: EIA

Pointing to supply disruptions amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Energy Information Administration April 12 revised upward their 2022 US coal export projections to three-year high 89 million st. The estimated volume is 4.5% higher than 2021 exports and the highest since 92.9 million st in 2019, according to the EIA’s April Short-Term Energy Outlook. […]

Coal: Sanctions open the chute for more US exports to Europe

The US coal industry is primed to boost exports after the European Union targeted Russian coal for additional sanctions Tuesday, leading one executive to say “this bodes extremely well” for domestic producers. Meanwhile, Central Appalachia coal prices heated up to a 13-year high of $106 a ton, the highest levels since 2008, while Illinois basin […]

US coal exports to reach 3-year high amid war in Ukraine: EIA

Pointing to supply disruptions amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Energy Information Administration April 12 revised upward their 2022 US coal export projections to three-year high 89 million st. The estimated volume is 4.5% higher than 2021 exports and the highest since 92.9 million st in 2019, according to the EIA’s April Short-Term Energy Outlook. […]

Hampton Roads coal exports reach 3-year high

Coal exports from Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose in February to the highest level in three years, reflecting strong demand for US coal amid tight international supply. The three terminals at the port loaded about 2.95mn short tons (2.68mn metric tonnes) of coal for export during the month, according to data collected by the Virginia Maritime […]