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1 BHP met. coal output falls 10% in Q1 FY2019-20 2019-10-18

BHP Billiton reported on October 17 that its metallurgical coal production in the first quarter of the 2019-2020 fiscal year (July-June) fell 10% year on year. The company's met. coal bus

2 China Coal Daily Track (Oct 18) 2019-10-18

Thermal coal Production area Slack coal sales remained under pressure at some small-sized coal mines in Shaanxi's Yulin, a few of which cut prices by 5-10 yuan/t. Some consuming regions in Hena

3 China Sep coal output rises amid release of advanced capacity 2019-10-18

Raw coal production in China logged a month-on-month growth of 2.57% last month, as high-quality mining capacity keeps being released. The world's top producer churned out 324.14 million

4 China's Sep crude steel output falls 5.1% on mth amid output cuts 2019-10-18

China's production of crude steel registed a 5.1% month-on-month fall in September, according to official data, dented mainly by frequent output crackdowns for environmental concerns. The

5 Chinese thermal coal buyers inactive on spot purchases, waiting for price floor 2019-10-18

Chinese end users released limited buying interest in spot thermal coal cargoes at northern Bohai Rim ports, as they are waiting for prices to fall to the bottom. Traders said demand for

6 China Sep power output boosted by thermal power, hydropower slips 2019-10-18

China registered a strong year-on-year pickup of 4.7% in power generation in September, which was mainly ascribed to the growth of thermal power output, official data showed. In com

7 Australian thermal coal recovers to 3-mth high in China seaborne market 2019-10-18

Australian thermal coal prices recovered to a three-month high in Chinese seaborne market following quickened upticks after the National Day holiday, as the material regained favor for its high qualit

8 China starts to release liquefied natural gas import price index 2019-10-18

China has launched a new price index for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to better reflect changes in the market. The LNG comprehensive import price index (the LNG index), jointly dev

9 Research on coal supply-demand relation in Xilingol League, official 2019-10-17

Xilingol League, located in the central part of Inner Mongolia, 640 kilometer away from Beijing, is rich in coal resources, with excellent mining conditions and a huge reserve of up to 100 billion ton

10 Policies impacting solar power development in China 2019-10-17

China's solar power industry has been closely impacted by government policies, which are on track to shift to subsidy-free as energy supplies diversify. The country is determined to total

1 PetroChina unit strikes high oil, gas flows in deep Tarim well 2019-10-08

An exploration and production unit of China's state energy giant PetroChina has drilled into high flows of natural gas and condensate in an exploration well in northwestern region Xinjiang, in what co

2 Indonesia sets coal reference price at 3-yr low of $64.8/t in Oct 2019-10-08

Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has set its October thermal coal reference price, also known as Harga Batubara Acuan or HBA, at $64.8/t, notching the lowest level since October 20

3 Chile largest coal mine closure may spur imports from Indonesia 2019-10-10

Chile is likely to resume imports of sub-bituminous coal from Indonesia, as its largest domestic coal mine is facing risk of closure in the near term, sources reported. Mina Inviern

4 Indonesian coal miners anxious about law enactment impasse 2019-10-10

Seven Indonesian coal mining companies are facing legal uncertainty as deliberations on the amendment of the 2009 Mining Law were postponed, deterring them from adding investment on their assets.

5 Glencore, Tohoku in deadlock over coal contract negotiation 2019-10-11

Global miner Glencore and Japan's Tohoku Electric Power are divided over price for their annual thermal coal supply contracts starting from October, sources said. Glencore intended to rea

6 China Sep coal imports rise 20.49% YoY despite policy concerns 2019-10-14

China's coal imports registered a 20.49% year-on-year increase from the preceding year, which was 5.59 percentage points faster than the growth last month, official data showed. In

7 Australia's Gladstone port Sep coal exports to China sink to 3-1/2-yr low 2019-10-09

Coal exports of Australia's Gladstone port to China plunged 80.12% from a year earlier to the lowest level since March 2016, amid ongoing uncertainty of Chinese import restriction on Australian coal.

8 CHN Energy ups 5,500 Kcal coal Oct contract price by 4 yuan/t, sources 2019-10-08

China's top coal producer China Energy Investment Corporation, or CHN Energy, slightly adjusted up its October term contract price for outsourced 5,500 Kcal/kg NAR thermal coal by 4 yuan/t from a mont

9 Flood dampens India's thermal coal output, pushes up overseas demand 2019-10-09

Flooding at one of Coal India's largest open-pit mines will halt operation there for at least a month, a senior company official said last week, which is likely to push domestic utilities to seek for

10 S Africa seeks coal price cuts to save Eskom 2019-10-08

Bloomberg last week reported South Africa is pushing coal producers to cut prices to help save Eskom, the debt-ridden state-owned power utility that threatens to unravel the country's finances.

1 Indonesian thermal coal prices gain strength from India's supply crunch 2019-10-11

Indonesian thermal coal prices continued moving upward in China's seaborne import market, boosted by fuel hunger in another major destination India, where a large coal mine was flooded and expected to

2 China met coke demand dented by weak steel outlook 2019-10-12

Sentiment started to weaken in China's met coke market, along with a dismal steel outlook stemming from overloading ban in eastern China and lower-than-expected buying appetite from mills nationwide.

3 China Coal Daily Track (Oct 12) 2019-10-12

Thermal coal Production area Some miners in Ordos of Inner Mongolia lowered coal prices amid increasing supply and slack demand from portside traders, yet price cuts failed to improve sales. L

4 Mongolia to surpass Australia as China's top coking coal supplier 2019-09-30

Resource-rich Mongolia is expected to surpass Australia to become the biggest coking coal supplier to China in the mid-to-long term, as price-competitive Mongolian coal keeps flowing into its close

5 Excess supply, waning demand to pressure coking coal prices in China 2019-09-30

China's coking coal price will probably edge lower next year on concerns of surplus supply and falling demand from steel and coke sectors, Chinese coal consultant Fenwei Energy Information Services

6 Pre-holiday transactions lull in China import thermal coal market 2019-09-30

Trading activity lulled for seaborne thermal coal cargoes in Chinese import market ahead of the National Day holiday, given growing wait-and-see sentiment in anticipation of possible changes after the

7 Will Chinese thermal coal market revive after holiday? 2019-09-30

Some traders have withdrawn from spot thermal coal market for the National Day holidays in advance. At Qinhuangdao port, there are fewer vessels and most of them are waiting for loading of long-term c

8 Weekly China thermal coal market analysis and forecast 2019-09-30

Thermal coal market continued to be steady at northern China ports last week, with traders' firm offers unaccepted by high-stocked utilities. Stronger market was seen in main production areas where co

9 Haoji railway will help boost China's demand for Mongolian coal 2019-09-30

The commercial operation of Haoji railway provides a channel for Mongolian coking coal to seize larger market share in China, as it will boost domestic demand for Mongolian coal, said Chang Yijun, pre

10 China Coal Daily Track (Sep 30) 2019-09-30

Thermal coal Production area Most coal mines in Shaanxi's Yulin kept normal operation ahead of the National Day holidays, while downstream purchases slowed down compared with early days thi

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