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• China’s spot thermal coal prices dive on fewer bookings

  27 Jan 2021

  After reaching fever pitch, China’s spot thermal coal-price frenzy has finally shown signs o... . ...Read More

• Coal miner Singareni Collieries mulling 300 MW floating solar

  27 Jan 2021

  Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), a state-owned coal miner, is planning to establish a ... . ...Read More

• Cold spell drives Japan LPG imports until Feb to meet city gas supply for heating

  27 Jan 2021

  Japan's cold spell has stoked LPG demand in city gas supply for heating, boosting imports unti... . ...Read More

• Abu Dhabi launches tender for waste-to-energy plant

  25 Jan 2021

  Emirates Water and Electricity Co. and Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) have launched a... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal train loadings average 69.7 trains/day, down 0.9 train/day on week: STB

  25 Jan 2021

  Weekly coal train loadings averaged 69.7 trains/day in the week ended Jan. 15, down 0.9 train/day ... . ...Read More

• EU countries mull call for global coal power phaseout, end to fossil fuel subsidies: draft

  25 Jan 2021

  European Union countries could call on Monday for a global phasing out of polluting coal power and... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal carloads total 57,665, down 17.9% on year: AAR

  22 Jan 2021

  Weekly US coal carloads totaled 57,665 in the week ended Jan. 16, down 5.1% from the previous week... . ...Read More

• Australia’s South32 says quarterly coking coal production up about 16%

  22 Jan 2021

  Diversified miner South32 Ltd S32.AX on Thursday reported an about 16% rise in second-quarter meta... . ...Read More

• China mulls lifting coal ban as Aussie trade war backfires big

  22 Jan 2021

  Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) reported yesterday that the Chinese government was in the preliminary... . ...Read More

• Biden Poised to Freeze Oil and Coal Leasing on Federal Land

  22 Jan 2021

  President Joe Biden is poised to suspend the sale of oil and gas leases on federal land, which acc... . ...Read More

• PIBT handles 1.04m tons of coal cargo in Dec 2020

  21 Jan 2021

  Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (PIBT) handled a record 1.04 million tonnes of coal cargo in ... . ...Read More

• Next round of coal auction to have only small and medium-sized mines

  21 Jan 2021

  The Ministry of Coal will offer only small and medium-sized mines in the second tranche of commerc... . ...Read More

• Mitsui to sell stake in Mozambique coal mine, logistics corridor to Vale

  21 Jan 2021

  Japan’s Mitsui & Co said on Thursday it has agreed to sell its stake in the Moatize coal... . ...Read More

• China’s spot thermal coal prices refresh record high

  20 Jan 2021

  Despite the moderate rebound in temperatures across most regions of China after late December&rsqu... . ...Read More

• Opponents of new coal policy say Alberta energy minister's gesture means little

  20 Jan 2021

  As public outcry grows over the dramatic expansion of coal leases along the previously protected f... . ...Read More