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Sunday, 26 August 12
SOUTH AFRICAN COAL OVERVIEW
South Africa's indigenous energy resource base is dominated by coal.
Internationally, coal is the most widely used primary fuel, accounting for about 36 percent of the total fuel consumption of the world's electricity production. About 77 percent of South Africa's primary energy needs are provided by coal. This is unlikely to change significantly in the next two decades owing to the relative lack of suitable alternatives to coal as an energy source. Many of the deposits can be exploited at extremely favourable costs and, as a result, a large coal-mining industry has developed.
In addition to the extensive use of coal in the domestic economy, about 28 percent of South Africa's production is exported, mainly through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, making South Africa the fourth-largest coal exporting country in the world.
South Africa's coal is obtained from collieries that range from among the largest in the world to small-scale producers. As a result of new entrants, operating collieries increased to 64 during 2004. Of these, a relatively small number of large-scale producers supply coal primarily to electricity and synthetic fuel producers.
About 51 percent of South African coal mining is done underground and about 49 percent is produced by open-cast methods. The coal-mining industry is highly concentrated with five companies accounting for 85 percent of saleable coal production.
These companies are:
. Ingwe Collieries Limited, a BHP Billiton subsidiary;
. Anglo Coal;
. Sasol;
. Eyesizwe; and
. Kumba Resources Limited, accounting for 85 percent of the saleable coal production.
Production is concentrated in large mines, with 11 mines accounting for 70 percent of the output. South African coal for local electricity production is among the cheapest in the world. The beneficiation of coal, particularly for export, results in more than 65Mt of coal discards being produced every year.
About 21 percent of the run-of-mine coal produced is exported, and 21 percent is used locally (excluding power-station coal). The rest is not saleable and is discarded.
The remainder of South Africa's coal production feeds the various local industries:
. 62 percent is used for electricity generation;
. 23 percent for petrochemical industries (Sasol);
. 8 percent for general industry;
. 4 percent for the metallurgical industry (Mittal); and
. 4 percent is purchased by merchants and sold locally or exported.
The key role played by South Africa's coal reserves in the economy is illustrated by the fact that Eskom ranks first in the world as a steam coal user and seventh as an electricity generator. Sasol is the largest coal-to-chemicals producer.
By international standards, South Africa's coal deposits are relatively shallow with thick seams, which make them easier and, usually, cheaper to mine. At the present production rate, there should be more than 50 years of coal supply left.
Source: Department of Energy, Republic of South Africa
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Friday, 02 February 24
DRY BULK MARKET: THE DOWNWARD REVISION IN THE GROWTH OF CAPESIZE TONNE DAYS IN JANUARY WITH THE BCI DROPPING - MARIA BERTZELETOU
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Friday, 02 February 24
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Thursday, 01 February 24
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Thursday, 01 February 24
ANTI-DEDUCTION CLAUSES: CAN A CHARTERER WITHHOLD HIRE WITHOUT AN OWNER'S CONSENT? - SKULD
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
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Thursday, 01 February 24
INDIA REBUILDS COAL STOCKS TO ENSURE ELECTRIC RELIABILITY - REUTERS
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- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- VISA Power Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
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- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- MS Steel International - UAE
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- The University of Queensland
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
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- Australian Coal Association
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- PTC India Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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