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• TMK INTERSECTS GASSY COAL AT SL-02 WELL IN MONGOLIA

  23 May 2022

  Australia’s TMK Energy on May 23 said that drilling on Snow Leopard – 2 (SL-02) within the Nariin Sukhait area of the Gurvantes XXXV coalbed methane (CBM) project in the South Gobi basin of Mongolia has intersected approximately 70 m of gassy coal from the upper coalbed. . ...Read More

• India cuts import duty on coal to 0% from 2.5%

  23 May 2022

  · Important Headlines:India cuts import duty on coking coal, PCI coal and anthracite to 0% from 2.5%; on naphtha from 5% to 1% and on lignite, peat and coke from 2.5% to 0% . ...Read More

• CHINA COAL ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED(1898)

  20 May 2022

  China Coal Energy's Output Rises 5% in April But Sales Down 19% . ...Read More

• Australia’s greenhouse pollution from coal higher per person than any other developed country, data shows

  20 May 2022

  Australia had the highest levels of greenhouse gas pollution from coal per person than any other developed country in 2021, according to new data. . ...Read More

• Renewable Energy Is Cheaper Than Gas In the Shift Away From Coal, New Research Finds

  20 May 2022

  Switching from coal to clean energy is cheaper than switching to gas, new data from analytics firm TransitionZero reports . ...Read More

• GOCL secures order from Singareni Collieries & HAL

  20 May 2022

  GOCL Corporation, a Hinduja Group ompany and a manufacturer of energetics and commercial explosives in India, has secured Rs 415 crore deal from Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL). Singareni Collieries is a government-owned-coal mining corporation. . ...Read More

• Financial institutions are restricting fossil fuel funding

  19 May 2022

  To date, over 100 and counting globally significant banks and insurers*, and asset managers and owners** have announced their divestment from fossil fuels including coal, oil, LNG, gas, oil sands and arctic drilling. . ...Read More

• Import coal for blending by June 15 or face 5% domestic supply cuts: Power ministry to Gencos

  19 May 2022

  Power minister R K Singh has also separately written to chief ministers of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal for delaying the process of coal imports . ...Read More

• China’s coal production achieves double-digit growth for four consecutive months: official data

  19 May 2022

  China's coal production has maintained a strong momentum since the beginning of 2022, with the domestic output of raw coal from January to April reaching a 10.5 percent year-on-year growth and achieving a double-digit growth for four consecutive months, new official data showed. . ...Read More

• China-built clean coal-fired power plant in Du

  19 May 2022

  Chinese companies completed construction of the Hassyan Power Plant on May 16, 2022. . ...Read More

• Ukraine crisis threatens climate goal if coal returns, MSCI says

  18 May 2022

  LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - The world faces a dangerous increase in emissions that cause climate change due to the war in Ukraine if Russian gas is replaced with coal, global equity index giant MSCI warned in a report on Tuesday. . ...Read More

• China Violates Climate Pledge

  18 May 2022

  Amid pressure from the international community, Chinese President Xi Jinping had pledged in September 2021 to stop engagements in the coal-fired plants abroad and also become carbon neutral by 2060. However . ...Read More

• Analysis-U.S. coal companies struggle to cash in on Europe crunch

  18 May 2022

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. coal producers are seeking to boost exports to cash in on soaring prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine but face big headwinds including shipping bottlenecks, labor shortages, and a dismal long-term outlook discouraging investments in new mines. . ...Read More

• Japan companies accelerate move to replace Russia coal with Australian supply, others

  18 May 2022

  Japanese utilities and manufacturers are stepping up efforts to seek alternative supplies to Russian coal from Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam, among others, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said May 17, following the country’s decision to phase out Russian coal imports. . ...Read More

• Chinese mills' finished steel output drops more than 5% in early May, Cisa says

  17 May 2022

  Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) lowered their production rates for finished steel by 5.73% in early May compared with the preceding 10 days, according to data published by the association on Thursday May 12. . ...Read More