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Thursday, 18 January 18
WORLD TRADE IN HARD COAL RISES BY 1.5% IN 2017 - KOHLENIMPORTEURE
 Press Release: World Trade in Hard Coal Rises by 1.5% in 2017. German Steam Coal Imports Plummet by 15% in 2017 – in Contrast to Other Sectors, Hard Coal Contributes to Reduction in CO2.
According to provisional calculations by the German Coal Importers Association, world trade in hard coal in 2017 rose by 1.5% to 1,140 million tonnes; global hard coal production increased even more by 2% to 6.9 billion tonnes. Following the slump in 2016 – only recently the subject of a report from the International Energy Agency – production and world trade have recovered. The seaborne exports from the United States of America (USA) alone rose by 30 million tonnes (60%). Growth in seaborne trade also appeared in Russia and South Africa (7% in both cases). South Africa, once an important source of supply for Europe, now sends its production largely to Asian countries.
The decline in production in 2016 was primarily a consequence of the difficult situation in the USA from a series of bankruptcies and of the closure of unsafe mines in the People’s Republic of China. Both of these countries posted growth again in 2017, however: 7% in the USA and 2% in China. Production in India also posted strong growth (+3.2%).
The rise in world trade in hard coal is above all a result of growing demand in the ASEAN countries where the manufacturing sector is growing steadily. The construction of modern hard coal-fired power plants and rising steel production are the triggers for additional demand for coking and steam coal. The development model of these countries, like that of the People’s Republic of China, is based on hard coal and will convert to renewable energy sources only after a time delay.
The German hard coal imports moved contrary to the global trend and fell massively by 6 million tonnes (about 10%). While the import of coking coal rose by 0.6 million tonnes and the import of coke increased by 0.3 million tonnes, the use of coal in power generation fell by almost 7 million tonnes (about 15%). The root cause of this is above all the virtually unlimited construction of additional wind farms in a year with outstanding wind yield. The contribution of onshore wind to gross power generation rose by 30% (or 2% points) in 2017 while the contribution of offshore wind rose by 47% (or 1% point). The contribution of hard coal to gross power generation, on the other hand, declined by 17% in 2017 (or 3% points).
These figures more than clearly demonstrate that the exit from hard coal-fired generation of electric power is already reality and that no further government intervention is required. Hard coal-fired power plants will still be urgently required to support the fluctuating feed-in from renewable energy sources even though the generation from the former is declining. This is why hard coal-fired power plants must be given fair access to capacity markets. The most recent decisions by the European Energy Council fall short of what is required; the planned CO2 tolerances cannot be met by either hard coal-fired power plants or gas turbines. The highly efficient gas-fired and steam turbine power plants are constructed solely in conjunction with industrial cogeneration of heat and power or district heating, not for the compensation of fluctuating feed-in from renewable energy sources. If the European Union adheres to its plans, it will put supply security in Europe at serious risk.
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Thursday, 01 February 18
RISING US OIL EXPORTS, MARKET DISRUPTION, BRENT-WTI SPREAD - WOOD MACKENZIE
What will US tight oil growth do to crude markets? The build-up in volumes early this decade led to a supply glut that undermined prices in 2014.
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Wednesday, 31 January 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - TIMOS PAPADIMITRIOU
Days before the celebrations of the Lunar New Year, the dry bulk market seems to be holding well, against negative predictions. Period numbers repo ...
Monday, 29 January 18
BALTIC INDEX GAINS ON STRONGER BIG VESSEL ACTIVITY
COALspot.com: The Baltic Exchange, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities rose this past week and ending on a positive note week ov ...
Monday, 29 January 18
U.S.WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT UP 8.7% W/W - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 14.6 million short tons ...
Wednesday, 24 January 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE ILIOPOULOS
Since the beginning of the New Year we have been witnessing the BDI correcting downwards, which nonetheless seems to have no effect at ...
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- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- White Energy Company Limited
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- PTC India Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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