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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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Friday, 30 November 18
GOVT MULLS REQUIRING MINERS TO TURN COAL INTO GAS - THE JAKARTA POST
The government is considering requiring all coal miners to turn the raw commodity into dimethylether (DME) as a substitute for liquefied petroleum ...
Friday, 30 November 18
SUPRAMAX: N. CHINA TO INDIA OR SE ASIA SUPRAS ARE GETTING PAID AROUND US$ 6000 - FEARNLEYS
Capesize
Sharp rise in spot activity and income, admittedly from very low levels, for the big ships. West Australia/China and Brazil/Far East b ...
Thursday, 29 November 18
NEW IMSBC CODE REQUIREMENTS AIM TO CONTROL LIQUEFACTION OF COAL CARGOES - GARD
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code describes coal as a natural, solid, combustible material consi ...
Wednesday, 28 November 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE LAIOS
Last week I had the privilege to attend the SingularityU Greece Summit, in Athens. It was a privilege because you do not often have the chance to s ...
Tuesday, 27 November 18
PANAMAX AND SUPRAMAX INDICES WITNESSED A DECLINE OF JUST BELOW 14% IN THEIR MEAN ON A MONTH-ON-MONTH COMPARISON - ALLIED SHIPPING
A month of sharp corrections and great asymmetries for the dry bulk sector, with the overall overview of the market shipping rapidly from a state o ...
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- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
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