Coal

The Coal Association of Canada has released the programme for its 2014 conference.

The chairman and CEO of Peabody Energy, Gregory H. Boyce, has received the WCA Chairman’s Special Award.

The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness argues that now is the time to change from a "war on coal" to a "war by coal".

Beacon Hill Resources has provided an update on the company’s operational activities since the beginning of 2014.

Modi has grouped the ministries of coal, power and renewable energy under the leadership of Piyush Goyal.

Glencore says the thermal coal market will flip into deficit this year, growing to around a 50 million t shortfall in supply by 2016.

As Narendra Modi starts work as India’s new prime minister, reform of the coal and power sectors will be a top priority.

India’s largest power producer is to start coal production at its Chatti-Bariatu mines by March 2015.

The US EPA has reached an agreement with Nally for filling streams at two coal mining sites in Kentucky in violation of the Clean Water Act.

Decisions in the field of energy and climate policy will be significantly influenced by the latest European Parliament election results.

Equus Mining has secured the rights to acquire 100% of Andean Coal, a company that holds exploration licenses in Chile’s largest coal field.

The World Coal Association hosted the 21st Century Coal Forum in Canberra, Australia, on 25 May.

Chinese continue support of Australian coal projects.

The EU ETS has regained the confidence of the carbon market, according to the respondents of Thomson Reuters annual carbon market survey.

Continuing a spate of coal mine closures in Australia, Glencore has announced that it is to close its Newlands Northern underground coal mine in the Bowen Basin.