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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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Tuesday, 18 December 18
COAL OUTLOOK BULLISH DESPITE WEAK CHINESE IMPORT DATA - HEREN, ICIS
Coal prices may appreciate over the remainder of 2018 even despite recent data showing falling imports from the world’s largest producer and ...
Tuesday, 18 December 18
TOBA BARA ACQUIRES SHARES OF PT BATU HITAM PERKASA
PT Toba Bara Sejahtra Tbk, through its subsidiary PT Toba Bara Energi (“TBE”), has acquired shares ...
Monday, 17 December 18
SUPRAMAX THERE WAS STRONGER DEMAND FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA, WITH MORE COAL BEING SHIPPED - BALTIC BRIEFING
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A positive end to last week after a somewhat uncertain start as some gains made were eroded. Rates recovered later for West Australia/ ...
Monday, 17 December 18
SOUTH KOREA STATE-OWNED UTILITY KOREA EAST-WEST POWER CO. LTD ISSUED A TENDER FOR MAX 3.220 MILLION TONS OF 4200 TO 5900 NAR COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd (EWP) issued a tender for max 3,220,000 Metric Tons of coal to be loade ...
Saturday, 15 December 18
COMING CHANGES IN MARINE FUEL SULFUR LIMITS WILL AFFECT GLOBAL OIL MARKETS - EIA
International regulations limiting sulfur in fuels for ocean-going vessels, set to take effect in January 2020, have implications for vessel operat ...
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- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Marubeni Corporation - India
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
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- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
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- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
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- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
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