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Thursday, 08 March 18
AVERAGE U.S. COAL MINING PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES AS PRODUCTION FALLS - EIA
 Coal mining productivity in the United States increased 26% over the past five years, reaching 6.8 tons per miner hour in 2017, up from 5.4 tons per miner hour in 2012, according to EIA’s Annual Coal Report and data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Coal productivity ranges significantly across production regions, with productivity in the Powder River Basin far exceeding productivity in the Interior and Appalachian regions.
U.S. coal mining productivity has increased despite mine closings and decreasing employment and production. Technology and process improvements have contributed to the increase in productivity, but a larger factor is the distribution of productivity across mines. The mines that are first to close during market downturns are often the ones with higher production costs and lower productivity, while more productive mines remain operating, increasing overall productivity.
An estimated 547 mines of the 1,229 mines operating in 2012 have since been closed or idled, accounting for a 45% decrease in operating mines. Miner hours worked declined 39% over the same period. U.S. coal production has also fallen, but to a lesser extent, decreasing from 1,016 million tons in 2012 to 774 million tons in 2017, a 24% drop.
During 2017, productivity ranged from 2.4 tons per miner-hour in Central and Southern Appalachia to 28.8 tons per miner-hour in the Powder River Basin (PRB). This wide range is a result of fundamental differences between the coal-producing regions, including the size of mines, coal seam geology, extraction technology, and coal types.
In 2017, there were 610 producing mines in the Appalachian and Illinois basins, where coal was mostly produced from underground mines with average seam thicknesses of up to six feet. The Powder River Basin has only 16 mines, but those mines produced 43% of the U.S. total in 2017. PRB mines are very large surface mines with average seam thickness of 65 feet, allowing for the use of larger mining equipment and resulting in greater productivity.
Although Appalachian and Interior coal basins are less productive than those in the Powder River Basin, Appalachian and Interior coals have other advantages. The coal produced in Appalachian and Interior basins has higher energy content, and the mines are located closer to many of the power plants and industrial facilities that consume coal.
After several years of declines, coal production and employment increased in 2017. According to data from MSHA, coal production in 2017 increased by an estimated 6%, and total labor hours rose by 7% from 2016 levels. These increases were driven in part by the stabilizing financial condition of producers that had been in bankruptcy proceedings during 2016 and by increasing export demand.
U.S. coal exports were 97 million tons in 2017, up from 60 million tons in 2016 and the highest level since 2014. Export markets were a destination for an estimated 13% of total U.S. coal production and about 30% of Appalachian and Illinois basin production in 2017.
Principal contributor: Fadi Shadid
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Saturday, 24 February 18
CHINA BECOMES WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST LNG IMPORTER, BEHIND JAPAN - EIA
China surpassed South Korea to become the world’s second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2017, according to data from IHS ...
Friday, 23 February 18
ESTIMATED U.S. WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION UP 2.8 PER CENT W/E 17 FEB' 18 - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.6 million short tons ...
Thursday, 22 February 18
WHY THE COMMODITY RALLY WILL GET BACK ON TRACK - SIMON FLOWERS
Implications for the US dollar and producers
Are we in the early stages of a sustained rise in commodity prices? And what does it mean for the ...
Thursday, 22 February 18
PANAMAX: IT HAS BEEN A SLOW AND UNEVENTFUL WEEK - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
Slight improvement from Atlantic with more hope for upcoming weeks. More grain cargoes from Black Sea made fhaul rates better again $17- ...
Wednesday, 21 February 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - KONSTANTINOS KONTOMICHIS
2017 proved to be a relatively good year with positive margins for the Dry Bulk market. Especially during the last quarter of the year everyone can ...
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- The University of Queensland
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
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