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• Patriot Coal Again Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

  13 May 2015

  Plummeting energy prices sent Patriot Coal Corp. back to chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesd... . ...Read More

• Glencore Under Fire on Colombia Coal Mines

  13 May 2015

   Glencore PLC, one of the world’s largest commodity and mining companies, is battling a... . ...Read More

• South African standard coal prices hardened

  12 May 2015

  May 12: The spot prices of South African standard coal hardened a bit on May 11 amidst reports of ... . ...Read More

• India’s Apr coal imports via SA down 6.11% m-o-m

  12 May 2015

  May 12: Indian companies’ coal imports from Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) of South Afric... . ...Read More

• PowerMin kick-starts e-auction for PSDF support

  12 May 2015

  May 12: The Ministry of Power, on May 12, kick-started the e-auction process for Power System Deve... . ...Read More

• ‘RLNG imports can power 9000 MW stranded units’

  12 May 2015

  May 12: The e-auction for allocation of imported re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG), under t... . ...Read More

• Coal from arms has average ash below 34%: CIL

  12 May 2015

  May 12: Notwithstanding the delay in setting up new coal washeries, Coal India Ltd (CIL) claims th... . ...Read More

• Adani Power FY15 net loss widens to Rs 815.63 cr

  12 May 2015

  May 12: Adani Power Limited, a subsidiary of Adani enterprises Limited, reported a consolidated ne... . ...Read More

• KoPT to draft DPR for Sagar Port rail connectivity

  12 May 2015

  May 12: Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) will prepare a detailed project report (DPR), including identifi... . ...Read More

• Govt okay to electricity amendment Act, says Goyal

  12 May 2015

  May 12: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy submitted its report on May 7 on Electricit... . ...Read More

• No steam coal imports via Kakinada for 2 months

  12 May 2015

  May 12: There were no imports of steam coal via Kakinada Port for April as well as in March, accor... . ...Read More

• No pet coke imports via Kakinada Port for 5 months

  12 May 2015

  May 12: There were no pet coke imports through the port of Kakinada for five consecutive months si... . ...Read More

• Govt withdraws Coal Mines (Spl Prov) Bill from RS, amid din

  12 May 2015

  Amidst din over demand by Congress MPs seeking resignation of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Co... . ...Read More

• Development of WCL and Coal Industry is utmost priority : Rajiv R. Mishra

  12 May 2015

  20 groups of Western Coalfields Limited organized a presentation before the Chairman cum Managing ... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: Nod to prosecute two govt servants awaited, says CBI

  12 May 2015

  The CBI on Monday told a special court that they have not yet received communication from Departme... . ...Read More