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• 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

• Peabody announces billion dollar quarterly loss

  30 Jul 2015

  Peabody Energy, the largest private-sector coal mining company in world, announced a loss from con... . ...Read More

• More coal, even more imports

  29 Jul 2015

  THE term black gold for coal is most apt in India where it is the most critical domestic energy re... . ...Read More

• China may further toughen restrictions on coal imports, Wood Mackenzie says

  29 Jul 2015

  Australia's struggling coal miners need to brace for several more years of low prices before t... . ...Read More

• Indonesian high CV thermal coal still commands premium in Japan

  29 Jul 2015

  Indonesian high-grade thermal coal sold on term contract is still commanding a premium in Japan to... . ...Read More

• Meralco unit earmarks $1.2B for equity in 3 coal power plants in The Philippines

  29 Jul 2015

  The Meralco group is investing $1.2 billion in three coal-fired power plants to be developed over ... . ...Read More