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• Indonesia lowers coal production target

  19 Aug 2015

  The Indonesian government has lowered its coal production target for this year to 400 million t as... . ...Read More

• FOB Indonesia Coal swaps continue flat trend line this week

  19 Aug 2015

  Indonesian coal swap for delivery 4Q 2015 declined month on month and flat week over week, this pa... . ...Read More

• Patriot Coal enters purchase agreement

  19 Aug 2015

  Patriot Coal Corp. has entered into an asset purchase agreement with ERP Compliant Fuels LLC (ERP)... . ...Read More

• Dry bulk: Markets have continued to be severely challenged

  19 Aug 2015

  The dry bulk markets have continued to be severely challenged with freight rates falling during th... . ...Read More

• NTPC close to awarding $4 billion coal mine contract

  18 Aug 2015

  NTPC Ltd., India’s largest power-generation company, is close to awarding a contract worth $... . ...Read More

• Coal India to tweak e-auctions to check falling prices

  18 Aug 2015

  State-run Coal India plans to change its e-auction supply strategy to bump up price realisation, w... . ...Read More

• Landmark deal seals finance of Thar coal mine

  18 Aug 2015

  After years of hollow promises, a landmark agreement was signed on Monday to finance Pakistan&rsqu... . ...Read More

• Coal slump to continue with record shipments

  18 Aug 2015

  Coal's longest price decline in at least seven years shows no sign of ending as producers from... . ...Read More

• China Shenhua Jul coal sales surge 124% y-o-y

  18 Aug 2015

  China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd, the listed subsidiary of state-owned coal giant Shenhua Group, sold... . ...Read More

• Shandong to cap 2015 coal output at 146 mt

  18 Aug 2015

  East China’s Shandong has aimed to control its total coal output within 146 million tonnes i... . ...Read More

• Indonesian Thermal Coal reference price hits record low again!

  18 Aug 2015

  The Director General of Mineral and Coal of Indonesia revised down Indonesian coal benchmark price... . ...Read More

• Engie Said to Plan Sale of Over $1 Billion in Asian Coal Plants

  18 Aug 2015

  Engie, the French utility giant formerly known as GDF Suez SA, plans to sell more than $1 billion ... . ...Read More

• Climate vulnerable Philippines plans huge bet on coal

  18 Aug 2015

  The Philippines is planning a huge expansion of its coal power plant network, despite calls for th... . ...Read More

• Glencore H1 coal output slip 4% y-o-y

  18 Aug 2015

  Diverse miner Glencore produced 68.7 million tonnes of coal during January-June, down 4% on the ye... . ...Read More

• TECO Energy pulls offer to sell coal assets to Cambrian Coal off table

  18 Aug 2015

  TECO Energy has terminated its long-standing offer to sell its coal assets to Cambrian Coal, thoug... . ...Read More