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Thursday, 06 December 18
U.S. COAL CONSUMPTION IN 2018 EXPECTED TO BE THE LOWEST IN 39 YEARS - EIA
 EIA expects total U.S. coal consumption in 2018 to fall to 691 million short tons (MMst), a 4% decline from 2017 and the lowest level since 1979. U.S. coal consumption has been falling since its peak in 2007, and EIA forecasts that 2018 coal consumption will be 437 MMst (44%) lower than 2007 levels, mainly driven by declines in coal use in the electric power sector.
The electric power sector is the nation’s largest consumer of coal, accounting for 93% of total U.S. coal consumption between 2007 and 2018. The decline in coal consumption since 2007 is the result of both the retirements of coal-fired power plants and the decreases in the capacity factors, or utilization, of coal plants as increased competition from natural gas and renewable sources have reduced coal’s market share.
In 2007, coal-fired capacity in the United States totaled 313 gigawatts (GW) across 1,470 generators. By the end of 2017, 529 of those generators, with a total capacity of 55 GW, had retired. So far in 2018, 11 GW of coal-fired generating capacity has retired through September, and another 3 GW are expected to retire in the final three months of the year, based on data reported to EIA by plant owners and operators. If these plants retire as planned, 2018 will be the second-highest year for coal retirements. Another 4 GW of capacity are planning to retire by the end of 2019.
Only one, relatively small, new coal-fired generator with a capacity of 17 megawatts is expected to come online by the end of 2019. The decline in coal-fired capacity is expected to further reduce coal consumption: EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook expects power sector coal consumption to fall 4% in 2018 and 8% in 2019.
One of the main drivers of coal retirements is the price of coal relative to natural gas. Natural gas prices have stayed relatively low since domestic natural gas production began to grow in 2007. This period of sustained, low natural gas prices has kept the cost of generating electricity with natural gas competitive with generation from coal. Other factors such as the age of generators, changes in regional electricity demand, and increased competition from renewables have led to decreasing coal capacity.
Environmental concerns have also played a role in coal retirements. Coal retirements were highest in 2015, driven in part by stricter emissions standards required by the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule, which went into effect in April of that year for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. Instead of investing in emissions control technologies, many smaller power plants that operated at lower capacity factors were retired before the new standards were implemented. Some plants applied for and received one-year extensions, which contributed to retirements in 2016.
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Tuesday, 18 December 18
COAL OUTLOOK BULLISH DESPITE WEAK CHINESE IMPORT DATA - HEREN, ICIS
Coal prices may appreciate over the remainder of 2018 even despite recent data showing falling imports from the world’s largest producer and ...
Tuesday, 18 December 18
TOBA BARA ACQUIRES SHARES OF PT BATU HITAM PERKASA
PT Toba Bara Sejahtra Tbk, through its subsidiary PT Toba Bara Energi (“TBE”), has acquired shares ...
Monday, 17 December 18
SUPRAMAX THERE WAS STRONGER DEMAND FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA, WITH MORE COAL BEING SHIPPED - BALTIC BRIEFING
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A positive end to last week after a somewhat uncertain start as some gains made were eroded. Rates recovered later for West Australia/ ...
Monday, 17 December 18
SOUTH KOREA STATE-OWNED UTILITY KOREA EAST-WEST POWER CO. LTD ISSUED A TENDER FOR MAX 3.220 MILLION TONS OF 4200 TO 5900 NAR COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd (EWP) issued a tender for max 3,220,000 Metric Tons of coal to be loade ...
Saturday, 15 December 18
COMING CHANGES IN MARINE FUEL SULFUR LIMITS WILL AFFECT GLOBAL OIL MARKETS - EIA
International regulations limiting sulfur in fuels for ocean-going vessels, set to take effect in January 2020, have implications for vessel operat ...
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
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- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
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- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
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- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
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- Australian Coal Association
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Parliament of New Zealand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
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