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• Thiess awarded contract extension by QCoal

  01 Jul 2022

  Thiess has been awarded a AUS$450 million contract extension by QCoal to continue operations at the QCoal Northern Hub, which comprises Sonoma, Cows, Drake and Jax mines, located near Collinsville, Queensland. . ...Read More

• Czech Republic To Extend Coal Mining Amid High Demand

  01 Jul 2022

  Prague, Jun 30 (AP) The Czech Republic has decided to reverse plans to halt mining in a key black coal region to help the country safeguard its power supply amid high demand and the energy crunch prompted by the Russia's war in Ukraine. . ...Read More

• Romania to close down coal-fired plants, coal mines by 2032 - energy min

  01 Jul 2022

  BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romania' s government decided to gradually close down coal-fired power plants as well as coal mines by 2032 in a move to decarbonise the country's energy sector, the energy ministry said on Thursday. . ...Read More

• Coal India plans to take all eight subsidiaries public

  01 Jul 2022

  • Firm may take all its 8 subsidiaries public as prices of the fossil fuel soar . ...Read More

• European steel plate prices slide on zero activity

  30 Jun 2022

  https://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/5104092/Latest-news/European-steel-plate-prices-slide-on-zero-activity.html . ...Read More

• Australia rejects ban on new coal projects

  30 Jun 2022

  Anthony Albanese, the new Australian PM who came to power on majorly two pillars one his climate pledges and two support from the green party. . ...Read More

• In a world pursuing renewables, Indonesian coal miners don’t want to be left behind

  30 Jun 2022

  Indonesian coal miners looking to embrace a changing energy landscape are increasingly of the view that diversifying into renewables has to happen now or never. . ...Read More

• Global seaborne coal supply in Q2 forecast to surge 12% on increased exports from Indonesia and Russia

  30 Jun 2022

  According to Commodities at Sea, S&P Global Market Intelligence, global seaborne coal shipments for the first 26 days of June 2022 increased by 13% year on year (y/y) to 100.7 million metric tons (mt). . ...Read More

• China continues to snap up Russian coal at steep discounts

  30 Jun 2022

  Despite lower demand and higher domestic production, China has bought significantly higher amounts of Russian coal since May, says Pranay Shukla from S&P Global Market Intelligence. . ...Read More

• CEA officials told to take stock at Coal India mines

  29 Jun 2022

  The power ministry has deputed officials from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to visit . ...Read More

• Divergence Between High- and Low-Grade Thermal Coal Prices in APAC to Narrow

  29 Jun 2022

  Prices between high- and low-grade thermal coal in Asia-Pacific (APAC) have diverged since late March 2022, but Fitch Ratings expects the gap to narrow over time . ...Read More

• China’s Shanxi plans to raise coal output by 107 mln tonnes in 2022

  29 Jun 2022

  China’s major coal-producing region of Shanxi plans to raise its annual coal output by 107 million tonnes to 1.3 billion tonnes in 2022, as it works to guarantee energy supply. . ...Read More

• Sompo becomes first Asian insurer to rule out coal

  29 Jun 2022

  Sompo, one of the top three Japanese non-life insurers, became the first Asian insurer to rule out insurance and investment in coal companies, following its annual general meeting held on Monday. . ...Read More

• G7 needs to put real money for tran ..

  28 Jun 2022

  NAGPUR: The G7 summit being held in Germany began with the leading industrialized nations promising to work together to accelerate a clean and ‘Just Transition’ towards climate neutrality. . ...Read More

• Japan halts aid for coal-fired plants in Indonesia, Bangladesh

  28 Jun 2022

  Japan will stop providing yen loans for the construction of coal-fired electricity plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh, the government said. . ...Read More