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Coking coal markets globally have been hit by a swathe of Force Majeure declarations from Australian coking coal suppliers as the effects of storm damage left by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald takes its toll.

Last week’s surprise US$3B write-down of the assets in Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique will have far-reaching repercussions, beyond the changeover of leadership at Rio. David McKay from South African Coal Report looks at the implications.

The Indonesian government’s Director General of Coal, Thamrin Sihite says the country’s annual coal production will reach 370Mt in 2013, driven by improved Chinese demand. Energy Publishing’s Lloyd Griffin weighs up the arguments.

According to Christian Lelong, Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, 2012 marks another important inflection point for the world’s coal markets. Energy Publishing’s Marian Hookham reports on what this means for thermal coal prices.

Transnet, the South African logistics and transport utility, has downgraded its coal delivery forecast to Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) to a maximum of 73Mt for this financial year. South African Coal Report’s David McKay digs deeper.

Pricelock Marketplace Brings Pricing Transparency and Choice for Railcar Lessees and Lessors

CSols Preplab software is designed to help organize and streamline the preparation of samples for further laboratory analysis. It is particularly well suited to the handling of solid samples such as ores, metals, powders, soil and coal.

Today, Bank of America announced a new environmental initiative, which includes a commitment to $50 billion over ten years for environmental investments, but does not consider the impacts of its billions-per-year coal financing.

The 12th World XTL Summit, taking place 21-23 May at the Waldorf Hilton, London, will discuss North America as a new frontier for the XTL industry due to the surge in shale gas.

The controversial gas extraction method which triggered two earth tremors near Blackpool last year should continue, but under strict conditions, a government-named panel of experts says.

Dr James Vaughan, Project Director from Uzbekistan GTL will be speaking at this year’s World XTL12 Summit and will be presenting on ‘Realising XTL Potential’ looking at the new project in Uzbekistan.

A successful demonstration of CC-88 combustion catalyst has been performed to demonstrate CC-88 for improved combustion efficiency and lower pollution emissions.

Working with PT Mitra Cahaya Mukti, PT Himalaya Tunas Texindo and ACCC, CC-88 combustion catalyst was added to the FBC unit and demonstrated improved combustion efficiency in a circulating fluidized bed boiler burning a common type of Indonesia coal.

RecyCoal has submitted a planning application to recover waste coal from the old Rossington colliery site in South Yorkshire and regenerate the site.

Xstrata Coal has chosen to upgrade its existing fleet of simulators based in the Hunter Valley NSW, to three PRO3 base simulators and a range of equipment modules units from Immersive Technologies.

China and India's Coal Prices climb again, Indonesian coal imports rising.

Coking coal producers continue to lament a market which remains in over-supply but which is increasingly looking like it has bottomed out. Australian Coal Report’s Marian Hookham has more.

Charges of impropriety surrounding NTPC’s coal import practices have come back to haunt the company and seem to be part of the reason why the company is making significant changes to its import strategy. Indian Coal Report looks at the changes.

BHP Billiton may have to pay market prices for electricity consumed by its aluminium smelters in South Africa as a result of an inquiry into its agreement with Eskom. South African Coal Report has more.

The current met and thermal coal contract season is ending with an anaemic whimper after starting 2013 with a bang. The hangover, now looming as lengthy and severe, has a singular origin - China. McCloskey Coal Report has more.

In recent years with the capacity of Australian rail and ports stretched to meet coal export demand it was unimaginable that by 2013 some companies would be trying to offload that same capacity. Australian Coal Report’s Marian Hookham has more.

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An unusually public spat between Coal India Limited (CIL) and NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) has put the spotlight on domestic coal quality. Indian Coal Report has more.

An investor looking to get into commodities may be well advised to think twice about investing in the once highly prized Australian coal sector. Energy Publishing’s Marian Hookham analyses the issues.

Anglo American said it remained committed to finding coking coal resources in Mozambique despite its decision last week not to proceed with the acquisition of 58.9% in the Revuboé metallurgical coal project. South African Coal Report has more.

India’s new fiscal year kicked off on April 1, perhaps to the same set of worries that have persisted over recent years. Indian Coal Report’s Bishal Thapa assesses the major challenges impacting Coal India this year.

If you have coal to sell to India, now might be the time to start packing your bag, getting your multiple-entry visa sorted and beginning to book your flight. Indian Coal Report’s Bishal Thapa has more.

The last three years have been difficult ones for Coal of Africa (CoAL) and the past six months have been no exception.

Several Indian ports are beginning to develop plans in anticipation of the increase in coal imports in coming years and expectations that these imports will be an integral part of India's overall future energy strategy.

Reading reports and commentaries about what is likely to happen in the Chinese steel market produces, as so often, a swag of opinions that contradict each other – sometimes more than...

Whichever way you look at it Australian coal mines are just not working at the productivity levels achieved five and even ten years ago.

Natural Gas is breaking through the psychological $4 barrier. This could boost alternatives such as coal and nuclear which have been ignored by the market due to the common misconception that natural gas prices would stay...

The railway, which links Mozambique's coal mines in Tete province to Beira in the south some 470km away, was shut after heavy floods washed away ballast, bridges and culverts close to Beira in the Zambezi Valley.

Trying to forecast near term variations in Indian coal imports can be difficult. To begin with, real time data essential to driving such an outlook are hard to standardize and vary significantly across sources.

Craig Wiggill, executive director of UK-based Thukela Resources, said recently that miners operating in the southern Africa country of Mozambique had to “get back to reality”.

Indian Finance Minister Mr Chidambaram announced proposals to equalise import duties last Thursday when he unveiled the budget in Parliament for the financial year beginning April 2013.

The Argus Power Generation Fuels conference held in Sydney recently was told there was some concern that despite plentiful gas reserves throughout Australia’s eastern seaboard, there remained significant questions about the sustainability of developing...

Could this be the end of China as a major coal importer? After all, this is China we are talking about and there are plenty prepared to stake a claim that this will never be the case.

The initial excitement over the slow but steady pace of deregulation in the Indian coal sector has now ebbed. The measured and incremental reform has halted. All of this may be good news for imported coal.

Research by coal industry analyst IHS CERA casts doubt on whether China should be perceived as Australian exporters' Promised Land. Australian Coal Report looks at future demand opportunities in China and finds it is not all that promising.

Recent heavy rains have resulted in damage to infrastructure and declarations of force majeure by major coal mining companies operating in Mozambique. South African Coal Report looks at some of the challenges facing miners in this developing nation.

Over the last few months the national spotlight has turned away from coal as other social, economic and political concerns have taken centre stage. However, this is just the calm before the storm. Indian Coal Report has more.

Coal stockpiles at the port of Qinhungdao rose to more than 8Mt on February 2 and remain 1Mt higher than two weeks ago as domestic producers in China pushed coal to the ports prior to the Chinese New Year celebrations. China Coal Report has more.

Two global coal mining giants, Anglo American and Brazil’s Vale, have both shattered coal production records for the full year to December 31, 2012 compared with the previous year. Australian Coal Report’s Jack Saunders reports on the results.

Coking coal markets globally have been hit by a swathe of Force Majeure declarations from Australian coking coal suppliers as the effects of storm damage left by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald takes its toll.

Last week’s surprise US$3B write-down of the assets in Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique will have far-reaching repercussions, beyond the changeover of leadership at Rio. David McKay from South African Coal Report looks at the implications.

The big story of 2013 may have less to do with the import of coal into India than the import of coal miners. If things break as planned, this year will be about the transformation of coal mining in India. Indian Coal Report reviews the implications.

South African Coal Report’s David McKay gazes into his crystal ball to see what will be the key market trends for 2013 in southern Africa’s coal industry. He discusses seven major influences that will impact the industry this year.

Firm will maintain its focus in the Rock, Coal, Power, and Construction industries.

Coal of Africa (CoAL) faces the prospect of renewed legal action by a coalition of environmentalists, known as the ‘Save the Mapungubwe Coalition’ (the Coalition), which is opposed to CoAL’s Vele coking coal mine.

Eskom said it was arranging meetings with coal producers to discuss a request for a ‘national pact’ between the utility and miners governing coal price inflation. South African Coal Report looks at why the coal producers are not happy.

Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Officer says there is still more growth to come from China while fellow tier one miner BHP has a more bearish outlook. Energy Publishing’s Lloyd Griffin looks at future prospects for coal demand from China.

Three major thermal coal indices have risen over the past few weeks. Energy Publishing’s John O’Neil looks at the reasons behind the increases and whether the trend will continue.

Over the last few months, the Indian coal sector has been buffeted by a series of coal scandals and wrapped in a sense of policy paralysis. Indian Coal Report’s Bishal Thapa looks at possible solutions.

Coal traders are reporting a stronger than expected bounce in thermal coal imports into India on the back of higher purchases from several industries. Indian Coal Report looks at where the demand is coming from.

The Indonesian government’s Director General of Coal, Thamrin Sihite says the country’s annual coal production will reach 370Mt in 2013, driven by improved Chinese demand. Energy Publishing’s Lloyd Griffin weighs up the arguments.

Given the current volatility in thermal coal pricing, Australian coal producers are wary of selling spot coal much further out than three months into the future. Energy Publishing’s Marian Hookham analyses the current market conditions.

According to Christian Lelong, Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, 2012 marks another important inflection point for the world’s coal markets. Energy Publishing’s Marian Hookham reports on what this means for thermal coal prices.

It’s been touted as the new, low-cost coal province that will displace coking coal suppliers around the globe, but significant hurdles remain for those hoping to harvest massive coal reserves in Mongolia. China Coal Report looks into the issues.

Coal appears to be winning the battle of PR in India, beating back attacks by environmental groups seeking to curtail its growth. Indian Coal Report’s Bishal Thapa reports on the changing public perception.

Transnet, the South African logistics and transport utility, has downgraded its coal delivery forecast to Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) to a maximum of 73Mt for this financial year. South African Coal Report’s David McKay digs deeper.

Energy Publishing Asia Pacific is pleased to announce we have recently created a company page on LinkedIn, offering free news and analysis covering key coal industry supply-demand issues in the booming Asia Pacific region.

The Indian government’s policy of using state-owned enterprises as vehicles for public policy once again comes into question as the Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) files a new lawsuit against Coal India Limited (CIL).

India continues to struggle with how to integrate imported coal into the power mix in a situation where nobody wants it but everyone needs it.

There are reports kickbacks are driving the ever-growing demand for thermal coal into a usually price-sensitive China at a time when coal producers seem to be struggling to sell their product elsewhere in the world. But is the bubble about to burst?

As Australia’s coking coal producers continue to seek signs of a revival in the industry, recent benchmark pricing & market sentiment suggests prices could continue to fall. Energy Publishing’s Marian Hookham looks at why.