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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, 12 September 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - THEODORE NTALAKOS
A recovery in the shipping market since last year has buoyed optimism amongst the people in the industry. Yet if you are to ask most ship-owners if ...
Monday, 10 September 18
HANDYSIZE: PERIOD ACTIVITY REMAINED LIMITED WITH A 37,000DWT REPORTEDLY FIXED FOR FOUR TO SIX MONTHS AT $10,500, OPEN IN MALAYSIA IN MID-SEPTEMBER - BALTIC BRIEFING
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Rates came under pressure for the big ships last week, despite paper values holding at reasonable levels as these trades continued to ...
Thursday, 06 September 18
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE FALLS FOR FIRST TIME IN 3 MONTHS
COALspot.com: The benchmark price of Indonesian thermal coal falls for first time in three months.
According to the latest min ...
Thursday, 06 September 18
SUPRAMAX: SE ASIA-INDO ROUNDS WITH COAL HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED IN THE $13000S RANGE - FEARNLEYS
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The big ships experiencing a bump in the road towards what is commonly expected to be by far the best period of this year. Average dai ...
Wednesday, 05 September 18
ASIAN DEMAND COULD CREATE DEFICIT IN GLOBAL LNG MARKET - FITCH RATINGS
Growing gas demand from Asia, particularly from China, could swing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market into a deficit by 2022-2025, Fitch Rating ...
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- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
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- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Planning Commission, India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Australian Coal Association
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- The University of Queensland
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
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