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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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Wednesday, 19 December 18
GLOBAL COAL DEMAND SET TO REMAIN STABLE THROUGH 2023, DESPITE HEADWINDS - IEA
While global coal demand looks set to rise for the second year in a row in 2018, it is forecast to remain stable over the next five years, as decli ...
Wednesday, 19 December 18
GLOBAL SHIPPING SCOUTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH - PETER SAND, BIMCO
Where do we go to find economic growth that spurs shipping demand in the next five years? According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we sh ...
Wednesday, 19 December 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
As another year is coming to an end, it is interesting to look at the main shipping markets and how these performed compared to 2017.
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Tuesday, 18 December 18
COAL DEMAND WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH 2023, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SAYS - TOM DICHRISTOPHER, CNBC
Coal consumption is on the rise but will remain roughly stable over the next five years, the International Energy Agency forecasts.
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Tuesday, 18 December 18
DRY BULK: IN ABSOLUTE TERMS, ALL MAIN SIZE SEGMENTS SAW THEIR ACTUAL VOLATILITY FIGURES DECREASE - ALLIED
Since the beginning of 2016, when the dry bulk market reached its absolute bottom, freight rates have been ever since on an upward trajectory. Taki ...
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Australian Coal Association
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- The University of Queensland
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- PTC India Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Minerals Council of Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
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