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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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Sunday, 28 April 19
SUPRAMAX: A 54,000DWT VESSEL OPEN GRESIK FIXED VIA AUSTRALIA, REDELIVERY CHINA, IN THE MID $12,000S - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
Following the holidays, activity increased in both the Pacific and Atlantic Basins. The 5TC average rallied, closing at $8,596, up $1, ...
Wednesday, 24 April 19
PANAMAX: IN THE EAST, THE MARKET MOVED SIDE-WAYS, WITH FEWER COAL CARGOES FROM INDONESIA PUTTING PRESSURE ON RATES - INTERMODAL
Sentiment in the Dry Bulk market slowly but steadily kept improving last week as Capesize rates remained in recovery mode and Panamax earnings also ...
Wednesday, 24 April 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - IS THIS A BANKERS' MARKET? - INTERMODAL
Over the last 10 years, many of the traditional and top lending banks have made the decision to either downsize their portfolios or even exit shipp ...
Monday, 22 April 19
COAL INDIA TO ASK POWER PLANTS TO CUT COAL IMPORTS - DNA
Co to encourage import substitution with domestic supplies at power plants
Surge in coal imports has now forced Coal India Ltd (CIL) ...
Thursday, 18 April 19
BIMCO SEES HARD TIMES AHEAD FOR CAPESIZES
China’s increased use of scrap metal for its production of crude steel is fundamentally critical to the dry bulk shipping industry. Mostly Ca ...
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- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Latin American Coal - Colombia
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
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- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
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- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- The University of Queensland
- Planning Commission, India
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- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
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- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
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- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Australian Coal Association
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- MS Steel International - UAE
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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