Coal news and updates

Updated daily

• Bumi Coal output gains 10% amid challenging price outlook

  05 Nov 2013

  Bumi Plc (BUMI), the Indonesian coal producer at the center of an ownership dispute, said output o... . ...Read More

• Empowerment rules mean price of coal for Eskom will rise

  05 Nov 2013

  ESKOM will face a coal price squeeze by 2017-18, when its existing contracts with the major produc... . ...Read More

• CIL bets on steel mills to boost profit

  05 Nov 2013

  CIL bets on steel mills to boost profit Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s biggest pro... . ...Read More

• Euro Coal-prices drop below Australian levels

  05 Nov 2013

  European physical coal prices dropped on Monday, ending a premium over Australian products which h... . ...Read More

• Peak Coal: Will the US Run Out of Coal in 20 Years or 200 Years?

  05 Nov 2013

  U.S. coal production has peaked, and the miscalculations that have led to estimates of a 200-year ... . ...Read More

• China Faces Gas Shortage after Cutting Coal Consumption

  05 Nov 2013

  China is bracing for natural gas shortages this winter as the government tries to fight smog by re... . ...Read More

• Is It Time to Buy This Met Coal Producer?

  05 Nov 2013

  A pure met-coal play, Walter Energy has been under pressure throughout this year. In the past few ... . ...Read More

• New US Guidelines on Overseas Coal Project Financing: The good aspects & missed opportunities

  05 Nov 2013

  The U.S. released new guidelines that direct how the U.S. will vote on coal projects proposed by d... . ...Read More

• House of Lords votes to bring old coal power stations under new regulations

  05 Nov 2013

  The House of Lords has voted to kill off Britain's coal-fired power plants more quickly than e... . ...Read More

• Merkel Facing Power Dilemma as Coal Plants Open: Energy Markets

  05 Nov 2013

  Germany, Europe’s biggest power market, is poised to open its first new coal-fired plants in... . ...Read More

• Anglo to cut 200 jobs from Queensland coal mine

  05 Nov 2013

  Anglo American will terminate 200 contractors from the company's Dawson coal mine in Queenslan... . ...Read More

• Prophecy Coal restarts Mongolian coal mine

  05 Nov 2013

  Canadian coal miner and energy project developer Prophecy Coal on Monday announced that operations... . ...Read More

• Here’s why Central Appalachia’s coal industry is dying

  05 Nov 2013

  The Central Appalachian region has been the heart of coal country for as long as anyone can rememb... . ...Read More

• Seaborne coal prices remain flat

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: Seaborne coal prices remained largely unchanged in the international markets on Novemb... . ...Read More

• CIL October production up, offtake declines marginally m-o-m

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: Coal India Limited (CIL) has reported growth in its coal production in October 2013 wh... . ...Read More