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Energy / Coal

An Up-Close Example of India's Coal Woes

May 15, 2014 at 08:37 | Dave Forest

I've talked a lot recently about India's rising coal imports.Shipments of thermal coal into the country have been surging the last few years. Providing one of the most…

Coal: The World’s Deadliest Source Of Energy

May 14, 2014 at 17:12 | Nick Cunningham

Coal is the largest source of electricity across the world, mainly because it is abundant and cheap. But a string of coal mining accidents this week has served as a…

Ukraine Crisis Feeding Poland’s Coal Hunger

May 12, 2014 at 17:25 | Ky Krauthamer

Poland is the largest European Union member state bordering Russia and, under its current center-right government, has been point man for a group of countries urging the EU to reduce…

Coal Increasingly Seen As Option For European Energy Security

Apr 25, 2014 at 19:12 | Nick Cunningham

The crisis in Ukraine has thrust energy security to the top of the agenda in European capitals. With Russia accounting for almost one-third of Europe’s natural gas, the prospect…

3 Important Numbers In Energy

Apr 07, 2014 at 16:06 | Editorial Dept

The Insider’s weekly run-down of critical figures and happenings from around the energy world.$200 million. Amount major energy private equity player Riverstone Holdings is investing into unconventional plays…

U.S. Shale Means Cheap Coal for British Economy

Apr 03, 2014 at 16:34 | Daniel J. Graeber

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday his government would do what it could to help the country's largest coal producer, U.K. Coal, stay afloat. It's been struggling in part…

Coal’s Comeback Year Runs into Trouble

Mar 06, 2014 at 17:22 | Nick Cunningham

The U.S. coal industry is expected to have a comeback year in 2014, regaining some of the ground it lost in the electric power industry over the last 3 years…

This Event Signals A Coal Boom Coming

Feb 14, 2014 at 14:19 | Editorial Dept

There are exactly two ways to succeed in investing.First, be a visionary. Look at the data everyone else is puzzling over and see something they don't. Then translate…

Coal Industry in Structural Decline

Feb 04, 2014 at 17:19 | Nick Cunningham

Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI) reported a big loss for the fourth quarter of 2013, its eighth straight. The numbers came in lower than many analysts expected and the company…

Why Coal will Remain the Basis of Electricity Generation for Most of the World

Jan 29, 2014 at 16:51 | Dave Summers

As the President moves further into his second term, he appears to be growing more willing to tackle the concerns that his supporters have over projected Climate Change over the…

Chinese Regulator Warns about Credit Risks of Coal Companies

Jan 24, 2014 at 17:10 | Nick Cunningham

Coal prices in China declined by 16% in 2013 as the economy cooled and the government stepped up efforts to curtail air pollution, according to Bloomberg. China is the…

Report Says Clean Coal Tech Not Present-Day Reality

Jan 23, 2014 at 17:21 | Charles Kennedy

A new report compiled in consultation with the White House and a pool of clean-energy experts suggests that clean-coal technology is too embryonic to use as a base for America’s…

DOE Funds Carbon Capture Project Amid Fight Over Future of Coal

Jan 17, 2014 at 18:46 | Nick Cunningham

On January 16, 2014 the U.S. Department of Energy approved $1 billion in funding for a carbon capture and sequestration project in Meredosia, Illinois. The so-called FutureGen 2.0…

Reports of Coal’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Jan 15, 2014 at 16:46 | Matt Smith

I have pilfered from him before, and I will no doubt pilfer again. For Mark Twain is an excellent source of inspiration. Apparently, he said something along the lines…

Two Bullish Missed Targets in Coal ... and One Place that will Benefit

Jan 10, 2014 at 16:45 | Editorial Dept

The opportunity in Asian coal continues to grow brighter. Evidenced by two important pieces of data this week from major consuming nation India.Coal India—the nation’s largest coal miner—reported…

Coal Makes a 2014 Comeback

Jan 09, 2014 at 17:14 | Nick Cunningham

While environmental regulations and cheap natural gas have worked together to kill off coal in the United States, coal is not dead yet. The rapidly unfolding shale gas revolution brought…

Four More Reasons to Bet on Coal in 2014

Jan 02, 2014 at 18:27 | Editorial Dept

Thermal coal was one of my big themes in 2013. And I believe 2014 will be the year when we see a significant break-out in this market.Both for…

Canadian Coal Down but Not yet Completely Out

Dec 30, 2013 at 12:19 | John Daly

As domestic use declines, will Canadian coal find new Asian export markets?  In a world increasingly concerned about greenhouse gas emissions, King Coal, the fuel that ignited the…

Chinese Coal Demand Slows Putting Coal Producers at Risk

Dec 17, 2013 at 17:10 | Nick Cunningham

China’s determined efforts to reduce coal consumption will slow the growth of global coal demand over the next five years, according to a new report from the International Energy…

Another Strong Datapoint For Coal

Dec 11, 2013 at 08:58 | Dave Forest

I wrote last week about India's incredible thermal coal imports.The roll keeps coming in this space.Indian ship broker Interocean reported late last week that imports came…

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