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• Core sector grows 3.7 pc in Jan 2022 led by coal, natural gas

  01 Mar 2022

  Signalling economic recovery, the output of eight infrastructure sectors registered a growth of 3.7 per cent in January 2022 against 1.3 per cent in the corresponding period of the last year, pushed by strong production of coal, natural gas and cement industries. The core sector industries- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity- expanded by 4.1 per cent in December 2021. . ...Read More

• AES To Go Coal-Free By 2025

  01 Mar 2022

  The parent company of a coal-fired power plant in Petersburg says it will stop using coal by 2025. . ...Read More

• Death toll rises to 13 from Colombia's coal mine explosion

  01 Mar 2022

  The death toll rose to 13 from Saturday's explosion inside the La Chapa coal mine in the Colombian municipality of Tasco in the Boyaca department after two more bodies were found, local authorities said Monday. . ...Read More

• ASIC’s four-year pursuit of Rio settled for $750k

  28 Feb 2022

  Rio Tinto and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have asked the Federal Court to approve a settlement that would end a four-year legal saga for the sum of $750,000. . ...Read More

• China sees biggest growth in energy and coal use since 2011

  28 Feb 2022

  China recorded its biggest increase in total energy consumption and coal use in a decade in 2021, as the economy recovered from COVID-19 slowdown a year earlier, data from the country’s statistics bureau showed on Monday. . ...Read More

• Orsted sticks to Gazprom deal but halts Russian coal, biomass purchases

  28 Feb 2022

  Danish energy firm Orsted has stopped sourcing Russian coal and biomass for its power plants but will continue to buy up to 2 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas from Gazprom per year under a long-term contract. . ...Read More

• Energy Crisis Worsens As Russia Delays Coal Supply

  24 Feb 2022

  Coal prices are rising again as the Russia-Ukraine crisis has put energy markets on alert and Russian coal producers struggle to get their coal via railways to export terminals due to COVID-related railway staff shortages. . ...Read More

• From coal to zero-emission district, Dudelange industry area will get a second life

  24 Feb 2022

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• China sets price guide for benchmark thermal coal

  24 Feb 2022

  China has set a "reasonable" price range for the benchmark 5,500 kcal thermal coal at Qinghuangdao Port for medium- and long-term trading at 570-770 yuan ($86.98-$121.77) a tonne, the country's state planner said on Thursday. . ...Read More

• China starts building 33 GW of coal power in 2021, most since 2016 -research

  24 Feb 2022

  China started building 33 gigawatts of new coal-fired power generation capacity last year, the most since 2016, research published on Thursday showed, a sign the country is falling back on fossil fuels as economic worries mount. The newly added capacity under construction was three times more than the rest of the world combined, said Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and U.S. think tank Global Energy Monitor (GEM). . ...Read More

• Teck Resources Seeks Sale of Stake in $8 Billion Coal Business

  23 Feb 2022

  Teck Resources Ltd. is exploring the sale of a minority stake in its metallurgical coal business as it seeks to take advantage of surging prices for the commodity, people familiar with the matter said. The Canadian miner has approached parties including smaller rival Arch Resources Inc. to gauge their interest in buying a stake of 10% or more in the business, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter is private. . ...Read More

• Clarity on rules, predictability needed to avert coal crisis in Indonesia: panel

  23 Feb 2022

  Transparency regarding the allocation of coal to the domestic market in Indonesia, some degree of demand-supply predictability and clarity on regulations over failure to meet local supply requirements are essential to avoid a crisis in the future, industry experts said at a webinar Feb. 22. . ...Read More

• Warrior Met Coal Targets Higher Production This Year -- Commodity Comment

  23 Feb 2022

  Warrior Met Coal Inc. is aiming for higher production in 2022 after two years of declines. . ...Read More

• Anglo American Restarts Grosvenor Coal Mine

  21 Feb 2022

  Anglo American PLC said Monday that it has restarted operations at its Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine in Queensland, Australia. . ...Read More

• China Signals Coal Reliance to Continue With Three New Mines

  21 Feb 2022

  China’s top planning agency approved three different billion-dollar coal mine projects on Monday as the country continues to support the fuel that much of the rest of the world is shunning.The National Development and Reform Commission gave the go ahead to two mines in the northwestern province of Shaanxi and another in Inner Mongolia. The three projects will require a total investment of 24.1 billion yuan ($3.8 billion) and produce 19 million tons of coal a year. . ...Read More