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• The Obama Administration’s Self-Sabotaging Coal Leases

  05 Jun 2015

  The Powder River Basin, which stretches over twenty-six thousand square miles of southeastern Mont... . ...Read More

• Why coal and gas producers have gone to war over climate change

  05 Jun 2015

  A day before delegates arrived at the World Gas Conference in Paris on Tuesday the chief executive... . ...Read More

• Cheap Natural Gas Is Affecting Coal Demand More Than The War On Coal

  05 Jun 2015

  Summary     The War On Coal garners the headlines, but cheap natural gas is affec... . ...Read More

• Tariff-based bidding likely for future coal linkages

  04 Jun 2015

  The government is looking at auctioning coal linkages — supply quota from mines — for ... . ...Read More

• Coalmin to R-power: Restrict coal output to 16 MT annually only for Sasan

  04 Jun 2015

  The coal ministry on Wednesday asked Reliance Power to restrict the output from two coal blocks li... . ...Read More

• US coal exports down in April but show increased shipments to India

  04 Jun 2015

  US coal exports totaled slightly more than 6.4 million mt in April, down 5.2% from the prior month... . ...Read More

• Asian coal prices go up as markets in India, China tighten

  04 Jun 2015

  Asian physical coal prices edged up this week, at least temporarily halting a month-long steady fa... . ...Read More

• Angel Merkel under pressure on coal ahead of G7 climate push

  04 Jun 2015

  Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping to send a robust message on climate change from a G7 summit thi... . ...Read More

• Yingli Green, Datong Coal switch on 50 MW of Shanxi PV

  04 Jun 2015

  Chinese photovoltaics (PV) maker Yingli Green Energy Holding Co (NYSE:YGE) and state-owned firm Da... . ...Read More

• Glencore says looking at coal opportunities for future growth

  04 Jun 2015

  Glencore Plc said it is looking at Australian coal assets and other coal opportunities as it seeks... . ...Read More

• Patriot Coal in Deal to Sell to Blackhawk Mining

  04 Jun 2015

  Patriot Coal Corp. has lined up a deal to sell most of its operating mines to Blackhawk Mining LLC... . ...Read More

• Peabody orders cuts in Queensland as coal price slump bites

  04 Jun 2015

  US coal giant Peabody Energy will axe up to 210 jobs and cut production at its North Goonyella cok... . ...Read More

• Dry Bulk Market failed to offer any positive surprises-Intermodal

  04 Jun 2015

  This has been another week that the Dry Bulk market failed to offer any positive surprises, while ... . ...Read More

• UK Continent VLCC freight rates remain elevated, pressurizing fuel arbitrage to Asia

  04 Jun 2015

  Freight rates for VLCCs loading in the UK Continent remain at relatively high levels, with a stron... . ...Read More

• Working on contingencies to provide power: Piyush Goyal

  03 Jun 2015

  After being voted the best minister in Modi government’s first year, coal and power minister... . ...Read More