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• Biden’s plan to cut power emissions hinges on little-used carbon capture

  09 May 2023

  An employee drives past equipment installed as part of the Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project at NRG Energy's W.A. Parish Generating Station in Thompsons, . ...Read More

• Teck Changes Proposal To Separate Metal And Coal Business

  09 May 2023

  • Canadian miner Teck Resources is revising its plan to separate its metals and coal companies into two separate assets. . ...Read More

• Expect fewer power cuts this summer as govt ensures enough coal supply to power plants

  09 May 2023

  While 2022 saw a severe shortage of coal for power production, this year has benefited from higher coal production, unseasonal rains & better coordination between key ministries. . ...Read More

• Coal imports rose 30% to 162 MT

  09 May 2023

  The report further said that coking coal imports also rose by 5.44 per cent to 54.46 million tonnes in 2022-23 as against 51.65 million tonnes in 2021-22. . ...Read More

• PESB recommends PM Prasad for Chairman, Managing Director of Coal India

  04 May 2023

  The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended the name of P M Prasad for the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Limited, an official said on Wednesday . ...Read More

• Normalising China-Australia trade will take more than a political fix

  04 May 2023

  SYDNEY, May 2 (Reuters) - More than three years since China first blocked a range of Australian imports in a political dispute, restrictions are easing, but reviving trade is proving more challenging than stopping it in the first place. . ...Read More

• Warrior Met Coal earnings beat by $1.27, revenue topped estimates

  04 May 2023

  Investing.com - Warrior Met Coal (NYSE: HCC) reported first quarter EPS of $3.57, $1.27 better than the analyst estimate of $2.30. Revenue for the quarter came in at $509.7M versus the consensus estimate of $413.54M. . ...Read More

• 200 and counting: Global financial institutions are exiting coal

  04 May 2023

  Over 200 globally significant financial institutions have established coal exclusion policies, . ...Read More

• Australian thermal coal mine aims for Q4 restart on supply deal

  02 May 2023

  MELBOURNE, May 1 (Reuters) - Australia Pacific Coal (AQC.AX) is on track to restart a thermal coal mine in New South Wales state in the fourth quarter after it secured a supply agreement with a global coal buyer, it said on Monday. . ...Read More

• Coal price find supports while petcoke sees sharp fall

  02 May 2023

  Oil prices support the full energy complex and OPEC+ announced new production cuts totalling 1.6mb/d. Oil prices have risen from US$72/bbl to a high US$88/bbl but are now in their former range of US$80-90/bbl at US$81/bbl. . ...Read More

• India's coal production rises 8.67% to record 73.02 million tonnes in April 2023

  02 May 2023

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported production of 57.57 MT in April 2023 compared to 53.47 MT in Apr 2022, representing an increase of 7.67 percent, a statement from coal ministry said. . ...Read More

• Stop-work order after fire at Nova Scotia's Donkin coal mine, no injuries reported

  02 May 2023

  Workers repair the road leading to the Donkin coal mine in Donkin, N.S., Monday, Dec. 13, 2004. Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour says it has issued a stop work order following a fire at the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan . ...Read More

• TRADE REVIEW: Asian met coal could ease in Q2 on higher supply, mixed Chinese demand outlook

  25 Apr 2023

  El Nino expected to improve Australian supply . ...Read More

• Three months into 2023, China approves record coal burning plants despite pledge to reduce emissions

  25 Apr 2023

  Despite its pledge to reduce emissions from fossil fuels, China as per Greenland has this year approved a major surge in coal power. The jump in approval of coal-powered power plants has sparked concerns that China, . ...Read More

• How the U.S. Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years

  25 Apr 2023

  Reuters) - Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station, a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, stopped producing electricity in 2013. Its closure came in a wave of coal-plant shutdowns triggered by competition from cheaper, cleaner natural gas and incentives in the U.S. Clean Air Act. . ...Read More