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• Coal production in The U.S. UP 3.6% for the week ending July 25

  31 Jul 2015

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

• US miner Arch says higher Q2 met coal sales lifted Appalachia pricing

  31 Jul 2015

  US miner Arch Coal saw a higher percentage of metallurgical coal in its Appalachian sales over the... . ...Read More

• UK May thermal coal consumption at multi-year low: DECC

  31 Jul 2015

  The UK's thermal coal consumption in May slumped to 1.88 million mt, down 27% on the year and ... . ...Read More

• Environment ministry seeks report on coal mines

  30 Jul 2015

  The environment ministry has asked the coal ministry to provide efficiency details of coal mines a... . ...Read More

• Satpura thermal plant incurred excess expenditure of Rs 1,000 cr on coal and oil: CAG

  30 Jul 2015

  Satpura Thermal Power Station (STPS) in Sarni, Madhya Pradesh defaulted on air, water and hazardou... . ...Read More

• Coal Scam: Court summons former coal secy, five others

  30 Jul 2015

  The special court Wednesday summoned former coal secretary H C Gupta, the then joint secretary in ... . ...Read More

• Nava Bharat unit achieves financial closure for $828 mn Zambia coal project

  30 Jul 2015

  Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd, a diversified company which is into power, sugar and ferroalloys, said o... . ...Read More

• JSW divests 26% stake in South African Coal Mining Holdings

  30 Jul 2015

  JSW Energy has divested 26 per cent stake in its Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed subsidiary Sou... . ...Read More

• Petroleum coke: High delivered prices keep Indian buyers at bay

  30 Jul 2015

  The Indian market for imported fuel grade petroleum coke remained largely lackluster this week ami... . ...Read More

• Chinese market remains oversupplied

  30 Jul 2015

  The Chinese coal market remains oversupplied, according to a recent research note from Marex Spect... . ...Read More

• Effects of the Chines stock market crisis

  30 Jul 2015

  All evidence is currently signaling that the Chinese stock market will be the newest hurdle for th... . ...Read More

• Less-Than-Expected Natural Gas Inventory Good for US Coal

  30 Jul 2015

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

• Electricity Generation in the US Rises for 2nd Straight Week

  30 Jul 2015

  The EEI (Edison Electric Institute) publishes electricity generation data weekly. The current repo... . ...Read More

• Coal Shipments Rise as Utilities Brace for Warmer Weather

  30 Jul 2015

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

• Powder River Basin Coal Breaks the $10 Barrier: Will It Stay Up?

  30 Jul 2015

  Powder River Basin coal PRB (Powder River Basin) spot coal prices averaged $10.55 per ton for th... . ...Read More