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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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Thursday, 18 October 18
SUPRAMAX: INDO/WC INDIA SUPRAS ARE FIXING AROUND MID $14000S P/D BASIS SPORE DELIVERY
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The volatile Cape market continues this week, especially in the Pacific says Fearnleys in its latest weekly report.
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Thursday, 18 October 18
COAL SHORTAGE HITS POWER SECTOR AGAIN; HOW INDIA CAN GET ITS PRODUCTION RIGHT - ANIL SWARUP
By convincing states of the value proposition of increased production, the record production of Fy15 & Fy16 can be emulated.
The ...
Thursday, 18 October 18
CHINA POWER REFORM NEUTRAL ON GRIDS, PRESSURES IPP MARGINS - FITCH RATINGS
China's power sector reform has a broadly neutral impact on transmission grids although it will pressure the power producers' margins, says ...
Wednesday, 17 October 18
ESCROW SERVICE FOR BALTIC MEMBERS NOW LIVE
The Baltic Exchange’s Escrow Service for its members to hold deposits for ship sale transactions goes live today (15 October). The service is ...
Wednesday, 17 October 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - TIMOS PAPADIMITRIOU
In the last three months approximately 72 tankers changed hands involving ships larger than 33kdwt up to VLCC. 43 of those vessels had to do ...
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- PTC India Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- The University of Queensland
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
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