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• China July thermal coal imports down 30.6% on y-o-y

  27 Aug 2015

  China’s July imports of thermal coal – including bituminous and sub-bituminous coals, ... . ...Read More

• Peabody Energy and Arch Coal Gain as Coal ETF Falls

  27 Aug 2015

  Arch Coal gains After experiencing heightened volatility in the previous week, Arch Coal (ACI) g... . ...Read More

• US Coal Shipments Continue to Rise Marginally

  27 Aug 2015

  According to the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) estimates, US coal shipments increas... . ...Read More

• Continued Slump in Crude Oil Prices May Benefit US Coal

  27 Aug 2015

  WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil prices fell for the eighth straight week during the week e... . ...Read More

• US coal power generation stayed on top of natural gas in June: EIA

  27 Aug 2015

  US power generation from coal stayed ahead of natural gas in June, though the gap between the foss... . ...Read More

• Electricity Generation in the US Falls Marginally

  27 Aug 2015

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

• US Utilities Come Out Relatively Unscathed from the Market Mayhem

  27 Aug 2015

  Utilities Out of the 40 utilities tracked, only four gained during the week ended August 14, whi... . ...Read More

• Eskom wants compensation if Optimum cannot supply coal

  27 Aug 2015

  ESKOM said on Wednesday it wants compensation from Glencore’s mining subsidiary Optimum if i... . ...Read More

• Rates for capes remained on a free fall last week

  27 Aug 2015

  Keeping everyone on their toes with the volatility seen in August, the Dry Bulk market undoubtedly... . ...Read More

• Odisha earns only Rs 12 crore from 3 coal block auctions

  26 Aug 2015

  Contrary to the Centre's claim that the state would earn huge revenue from the auction of coal... . ...Read More

• Coal Case: Court Rejects CBI Closure Report Against Manmohan Singh

  26 Aug 2015

  A special court established last year to specifically try the cases relating to the allocation of ... . ...Read More

• Yunnan Jan-Jul coal output down 10.7% on y-o-y

  26 Aug 2015

  Southwestern China’s coal-rich Yunnan province produced 27.63 million tonnes of coal over Ja... . ...Read More

• QHD coal stocks hit 2-mth low at 6.17 mt

  26 Aug 2015

  Coal stocks at Qinhuangdao port, the benchmark for China’s domestic market, hit a nearly two... . ...Read More

• Shanxi passes reform plan on simplifying coal mine project approval

  26 Aug 2015

  The provincial government of coal-rich Shanxi announced that it has passed a reform plan on simpli... . ...Read More

• China lawmakers discuss new pollution bill, coal cap clause expected

  26 Aug 2015

  Chinese legislators are considering a new air pollution law that could give the state new powers t... . ...Read More