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Sunday, 08 January 12
THARPAK CONSORTIUM FORMED TO DEVELOP MEGA ENERGY COMPLEX IN SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN
 Press Release: On January 5th, TharPak, LLC met with officials of the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC to introduce and announce the formation of the TharPak Consortium (TharPak), which was created by a group of leading multi-national firms, joining forces to develop a Mega Energy Complex (MEC) in the Thar dessert of southeastern Pakistan (Sindh Province) based on the abundant lignite deposits located there. As a result of exploratory drilling over an area of approximately 9000 sq. km, a total of 175 billion tonnes of coal resource potential has been assessed by the Pakistan Geological Survey (PGS). The consortium plans to tap into a portion of that vast resource and put it to use for the benefit of Pakistan.
The Consortium has set its sights on lignite mining operations with an eventual aggregated production capacity of as much as 100 million tons per year to feed an 80,000 barrels per day Direct Coal to Liquids plant (DCL), 6,000 MW of power generation capacity, and urea production. These industrial processes will be supported by a Carbon Capture & Storage program (CCS), and a liquefied carbon dioxide production and transportation system for sale to Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) projects.
“Pakistan is suffering from an alarming energy deficit and on a per capita basis; it ranks among the bottom of nations in terms of installed capacity. And yet, the people of Pakistan have shown a remarkable resilience and continued to keep their economy afloat despite the severe handicap of unreliable power and expensive imported transportation fuels costing the nation over US$12 billion a year”, stated Steve Carpenter, Director Business Development of the Consortium. “With this energy deficit in mind, we believe that with the combination of our deep mining and engineering expertise and the use of commercially proven clean coal combustion technologies, TharPak will deliver a solution to what is holding Pakistan back from competing on a level playing field in the global economy; dependable, abundant and affordable energy. Matching that effort with facilities that will use lignite for the production of liquid fuels, urea and pipeline quality carbon dioxide promises to be a winning combination for Pakistan,” said Mr. Carpenter.
Members of TharPak recognize the myriad challenges that have held back development of the coal resources at Thar. Collectively, the team brings proven technologies and world-class advanced mining expertise to this endeavor. The aim of the consortium is to not only ensure that this meaningful resource gets put to use as rapidly as possible, but to do so in an environmentally responsible manner.
Mr. Hans Naumann, Chief Engineer of the Consortium points out that "when fully built out, the cumulative capital investment for the lignite mining operations alone will likely exceed US$10 billion. We are acutely aware that mining operations of this magnitude and the industrial processes attendant to them can cause social and environmental impacts if not carefully preplanned and vigorously monitored/adapted in the course of the project life cycle.
TharPak has secured the assistance of two internationally recognized research universities that will assist in the training and educational needs of the Pakistani workforce. The Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research at VT (VCCER/VT) and West Virginia University’s National Research Center for Coal & Energy (NRCCE) will collaborate with TharPak on educational, technical, and research aspects of MEC.
About TharPak, LLC
TharPak, LLC has been specifically formed to organize and lead a consortium of multi-national companies that have been leaders in the push for Clean Coal technologies. TharPak has secured the only commercially proven Direct Coal to Liquids technology in the world for its project in Pakistan.
About Evan Energy
Headed by Mr. Morgan Massey, retired Chairman of Massey Energy, which was among the largest coal mining companies in the world till its recent merger with Alpha Natural Resources, Evan Energy is a leading international energy investment and consulting firm focused on coal and related industry.
About Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. (MM&A)
Headquartered in Bluefield, VA, MM&A is a diverse consulting and engineering firm offering a wide spectrum of services to clients in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. MM&A’s coal mine engineering expertise has been relied on around the world. Learn more at www.mma1.com.
About Advanced Resources International (ARI)
Headquartered in Washington DC, ARI is internationally recognized for its research and consulting services related to unconventional gas, enhanced oil recovery, environmental, engineering, and carbon sequestration. Learn more at www.adv-res.com.
About VCCER-VT
Located on the campus of Virginia Tech, The Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, (VCCER) conducts research in the areas of energy and coal development, environmental impacts of coal and energy, and sustainable development of energy and mineral resources. Learn more at www.energy.vt.edu/index.html.
About WVU-NRCCE
Located on the campus of West Virginia University, The National Research Center for Coal & Energy (NRCCE) is a research center and information clearinghouse dedicated to securing our nation's energy needs, protecting our environment, and promoting our economic development. Learn more at www.nrcce.wvu.edu.
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Sunday, 01 January 12
IS INDIA FOLLOWING INDONESIA TO STANDARDIZE COAL PRICES TO GET MAXIMUM BENEFITS?
COALspot.com - Coal India limited, an Indian state owned and world largest coal producer has introduced gross calorific value (GCV) based pricing me ...
Saturday, 31 December 11
GLOBALCOAL NEWC INDEX SURGED 2.32 PERCENT
COALspot.com - globalCOAL index in Newcastle Port, benchmark for Asian market, ended substantially higher, surged 2.32 percent to US$115.47 per ...
Saturday, 31 December 11
BORNEO LUMBUNG TO BUY BUMI STAKE, SWAP CEO - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe, one of the leading english news paper in Indonesia reported yesterday, shareholders of Indonesian coking coal miner Borneo Lumbun ...
Friday, 30 December 11
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ISSUE PERMITS - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, business associations from both the palm oil and mining sectors have suggested that the central government should re ...
Thursday, 29 December 11
NEW VESSELS DELIVERED ARE FLOODING THE OCEANS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
As expected 2011 has been the year that newbuilding deliveries peaked and kept "flooding" the market, thus supressing freight rates and er ...
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- The University of Queensland
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- White Energy Company Limited
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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