We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Monday, 25 August 14
COAL CEOS: DEMISE OF COAL 'EXAGGERATED' - MARK WILCOX
 By Mark Wilcox
Heads of some of the largest coal companies in Wyoming are saying the demise of coal has been exaggerated, though the industry definitely has some hills to climb.
At the Rocky Mountain Energy and Infrastructure Summit yesterday in Jackson, Gov. Matt Mead sat on a panel with bigwigs from some of the largest coal companies in the nation: Arch Coal, Cloud Peak Energy, Peabody Energy and Alpha Coal West to talk about the fate of the oft-controversial fossil fuel. In the next three years, about 60 gigawatts of coal-fired power plants are shutting down in the U.S., or about 20 percent of domestic capacity, according to John Eaves, CEO of Arch Coal.
“We do have some headwinds,” Eaves said. One of those headwinds is cheap and abundant natural gas, which also releases 50 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than coal according to American Gas Association Chairman Gregg Kantor. Eaves said coal has lost a lot of market share to natural gas as utilities switch to the abundant, cleaner fuel, but that hasn’t created hard feelings.
“We’re not against gas,” Eaves said. “We’re for all fuels, but we need a balanced portfolio.”
Still, Powder River Basin coal is more insular, and Eaves said natural gas prices would have to drop below $3 per mmbtu to really impact the PRB coal market. And that’s something he said he doesn’t foresee happening for a sustained period despite dramatic price drops below $2 in 2012 that forced budget cuts in state government.
Many lawmakers in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are proposing rules that continue to target coal, leading many to say the current administration is fighting a “war on coal.” Eaves said about 20 states, including Wyoming, are pushing back against the proposed rules.
“There is going to be a lot of litigation with these proposed rules,” Eaves said.
Gov. Matt Mead said that from a policy position, the rules are a horrible way to tackle the problem that ignores technological strides forward coal has made in terms of emissions and tries to artificially cull coal from the market.
“We didn’t change from the candle to the light bulb because someone said we're going to put a lot of regulations on candles,” Mead said.
He said government, instead of regulating coal out of the markets, should look to improve its use with innovations that turn the slipstream of coal from a liability to an asset. In the end, Mead said he thinks “good sense will prevail” when it comes to coal, and that the resource isn’t dead as many have proclaimed it.
Mead said in a brief interview that he had met with U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz early Thursday morning to encourage more participation in coal solutions that don’t require regulating coal with strangleholds. According to Mead, the meeting went well.
This article was originally published in Wyoming Business Report
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Friday, 18 July 14
3RD CHINA INTERNATIONAL SHALE GAS SUMMIT
Building on the massive success of the past 2 shale gas programs that has generated huge success by attracting 500+ industry players, and intrig ...
Friday, 18 July 14
US WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION UP BY 1.4% TO 18.3 MMST
COALspot.com – United States the world's second largest coal producer, produced approximately 18.3 million short tons (mmst) of coal in a ...
Thursday, 17 July 14
PANAMAX : MARKET HAS COOLED DOWN AGAIN TO LOW AND DEPRESSED LEVELS
Handy
The supra market remains pretty flat in the Atlantic while for the smaller sizes there has been little reported with ships chasing business ...
Thursday, 17 July 14
INDIAN GOVERNMENT WISE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CURRENTLY LOW THERMAL COAL PRICES AND SHIPPING RATES - JEFFREY LANDSBERG
With thermal coal import prices (and also shipping rates) very low at present, India's government would be very wise to take advantage of curre ...
Wednesday, 16 July 14
INDIA BUDGET HAS LIMITED SHORT TERM IMPACT ON POWER SECTOR - FITCH RATINGS
Fitch Ratings says that the measures announced relating to India's electricity sector in the budget for FY2015 are directionally correct but in ...
|
|
|
Showing 3596 to 3600 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Economic Council, Georgia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Planning Commission, India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- The University of Queensland
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Australian Coal Association
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
|
| |
| |
|
