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Thursday, 14 August 14
U.S. STEAM COAL IMPORTS REMAIN DOWN SHARPLY FROM HISTORIC HIGH IN 2007, SAYS EIA
 COALspot.com: U.S. steam coal imports at power plants have fallen significantly from their peak level of more than 30 million tons in 2007 to less than 7 million in 2013, says EIA.
According to EIA, the number of plants consuming imported coal similarly fell from a peak of 48 in 2006 to 13 in 2013. Preliminary data for the first five months of 2014 indicate an increase in both imports and the number of plants taking imports, but both are still well below 2007 levels.
U.S. Energy Information Administration, further said, coal imports, mainly from Colombia but also from countries including Venezuela, Indonesia, and Canada, remain a small component of overall U.S. coal consumption—only 3% during the peak year of 2007 and less than 1% in 2013.
Although the United States has abundant supplies of domestic coal, some power plants along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast receive imported coal. Imported coal accounted for between 25% and 50% of total annual coal receipts for the top coal-importing plants from 2002 to 2013.
EIA further reported that, plants in these areas are subject to relatively higher cost of eastern rail transport and in some cases are limited to delivery by waterway. The domestic coal these plants use is also relatively expensive, because nearby Appalachian coals are priced above the national average. These factors increased the cost of domestic coal high enough to make imported coal economically attractive.
Furthermore, some imported coal may have lower sulfur content, making it easier for plants to consume coal without exceeding environmental regulations. Technology improvements have partially removed this advantage, as recent installations of flue gas desulfurization equipment at a number of coal-importing plants have provided these generators with additional flexibility to purchase higher-sulfur coal from domestic suppliers, said EIA.
Coal use at electricity generating plants has been declining in general, as low electricity demand growth and increased competition with natural gas has lessened the demand for coal. The recent decline in coal imports by electric generators in particular is attributable to retirements of coal-fired power plants, decreased utilization of coal-fired power plants, and higher international coal prices compared with domestic prices.
Before 2011, total net summer generating capacity for coal-importing plants was 18,977 megawatts (MW). However, 9% of this capacity was retired between 2011 and 2013, and another 21% of this capacity is planned to retire by 2020. Recent and planned retirements will result in the complete retirement of coal-fired generating capacity at 11 plants and the partial retirement of coal-fired capacity at one additional plant (the Barry plant in Alabama).
The remaining coal-fired electric generators have been used less often in recent years: the average utilization rate of the entire coal fleet declined from 74% in 2006 to 59% in 2013. At plants that consumed imported coal, this drop was larger, falling from a peak of 74% in 2007 to 37% in 2013.
Principal contributor of EIA: Mike Mellish
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Monday, 18 August 14
SUB-BIT FOB INDONESIA COAL SWAP CLOSED AT $58.60 FOR SEPTEMBER 2015; UP $4 FROM SEPTEMBER 2014 CLOSING
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal swaps for average September 2014 decreased US$ 0.15 (-0.27%) day on day and US$ 0.75 (-1.36%) per mt week on week. Th ...
Monday, 18 August 14
CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL SWAP PERFORMED WELL THIS PAST WEEK
COALspot.com: API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for delivery in September 2014 increased US$ 0.45 (+0.66%) day on day and US$ 0.30 (+0.44%)&nbs ...
Saturday, 16 August 14
HIGH DEMAND OF IRON ORE SHIPMENTS PUSHED CAPE INDEX UPWARDS
COALspot.com: This week's freight market was buoyant with Cape and panamax index seeing a big jump pushing the BDI above 1,000 points week on c ...
Friday, 15 August 14
5TH ANNUAL POWER AND ELECTRICITY INDONESIA
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Thursday, 14 August 14
INDIA'S PLAN TO START AN INFRASTRUCTURE BOOM AND TO INVEST US$ 1 TRILLION BY 2017 WILL SURELY AFFECT THE DRY BULK TRADE - FEARNLEYS
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The Atlantic Supra market has continued its improving sentiment with rates climbing and TA´s are now up about US$ 900 w-o-w, said Fea ...
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- The University of Queensland
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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