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• Coal mining union says West Virginia should build new plants if EPA rules upheld

  29 Oct 2015

  West Virginia can keep its coal mining alive by building "next-generation" power plants ... . ...Read More

• No deals in US petcoke markets as buyers chase offers

  29 Oct 2015

  European buyers were heard chasing US Gulf Coast midsulfur petcoke cargoes in the mid-$40s this we... . ...Read More

• PRB 8,800 coal contract prices drop in US OTC market as natural gas futures plummet

  29 Oct 2015

  A steep 10% drop in natural gas prices Monday dealt a blow to Powder River Basin 8,800 Btu/lb phys... . ...Read More

• Peabody says US coal demand likely to drop by 100 million st in 2015

  29 Oct 2015

  The tough coal environment affected Peabody Energy's third quarter sales volumes and revenues,... . ...Read More

• US Electricity Generation Rose Moderately in Week Ended October 16

  29 Oct 2015

  Electricity generation The EEI (Edison Electric Institute) publishes electricity generation data... . ...Read More

• Will Lower-than-Expected Natural Gas Inventory Help US Coal?

  29 Oct 2015

  Natural gas inventory Every Thursday, the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) publishes... . ...Read More

• Could US Coal Benefit from Crude Oil Prices’ Continued Fall?

  29 Oct 2015

  Crude oil prices Crude oil prices continued to drop during the week ended October 23. WTI crude ... . ...Read More

• Poland to dig in over coal, says potential energy minister

  29 Oct 2015

  Poland's new government will fight even harder in the European Union to win concessions for it... . ...Read More

• Petroleum coke: Delivered-India prices stable after recent falls

  29 Oct 2015

  Delivered-India prices of fuel-grade petroleum coke remained stable this week, taking a breather a... . ...Read More

• MCL Coal Production Set to Get A Fillip

  29 Oct 2015

  Coal production from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is all set to get a fillip as Indian Railwa... . ...Read More

• Lead role for Bengal in new company to mine Birbhum coal

  29 Oct 2015

  Bengal today led the creation of a new coal company nearly two centuries after it pioneered coal m... . ...Read More

• Another disappointing week for Panamax; Index fell 5.4 % w-o-w

  28 Oct 2015

  The BDI was slightly up by 2.65 pct closing at 774 points mainly because of Cape index which was u... . ...Read More

• Australia rejects moratorium on new coal mines

  28 Oct 2015

  Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull dismissed calls on Tuesday for a moratorium on new coal... . ...Read More

• Laos boosts hydropower, explores coal deposits for shale gas

  28 Oct 2015

  Laos aims to sharply boost its hydropower generation to 10,000 megawatts (MW) by 2020 and is explo... . ...Read More

• Coal production in The U.S. for the week ending October 17 declined for the second straight week

  28 Oct 2015

  United States the world’s second largest coal producer has produced approximately totaled an... . ...Read More