Coal

Coal production in the US for the week ending 7 November fell slightly from the previous week, continuing to trend below 2014, according to the latest report from the Energy Information Agency.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from updates on projects to the latest developments on reducing emissions.

Kevin Paprzycki will take up the role of CEO of Westmoreland Coal a month earlier than expected following the diagnosis of current CEO, Keith Alessi, with cancer.

Corsa Coal has reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended 30 September 2015.

Armstrong Energy Inc. reports results for the three and nine months ended 30 September 2015.

The National Coal Council releases a new report for the US Secretary of Energy focusing on aiding CCS deployment: "Levelling the Playing Field for Carbon Capture and Storage Technology."

Altitude Resources Inc. has provided an update on the 2015 exploration programme at its Palisades Project.

The Bloomfield Group is encouraging members of the community to review and comment on the Rix’s Creek Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which has been placed on public exhibition as of 3 November 2015.

The second of three natural gas replacement projects licensed by Tianwo-SES Clean Energy Technologies Company Joint Venture in China and under construction for Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd has entered the commissioning phase.

According to the International Energy Agency India will soon become the number one importer of coal, setting up Queensland as a premium supplier of its lower emission coal.

The Electric Power Research Institute releases a study on available technology that has the potential to help coal-fired power plants significantly reduce CO2 emissions through more efficient combustion and use of heat, compared to CCS.

Exxaro has released its trading statement for the year ending 31 December 2015.

RC Inspection Mongolia has been officially accredited by the international ISO/IEC 17020:2013 norm.

Compliance Staffing Agency (CSA) has announced its most recent acquisition of Price Mine Service, a move that strengthens CSA’s position as the premiere staffing service provider in the Energy and Industrial industries.

Wison Engineering, an engineering company with the largest number of proprietary coal-to-chemical technologies in China, wins Chemical Industry Technology Innovation Demonstration Company in China award.