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Coal production in the US fell sharply for the week ending July 4. The declines from last year steepened, with production off 16.6% from last year’s levels according to the latest report from the US Energy Information Agency for the week.
MacGregor has secured an order to supply an equipment package for two 38 000 DWT bulk carriers from China.
A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest developments and corporate affairs to challenges facing coal.
State-owned coal miner, Coal India, has said it wants to boost production and productivity at its underground coal mines.
World Coal speaks to Sergey Stepanov, Vice President and Head of the Coal Division, EVRAZ, about the Russian coal mining industry and his company's place in it.
Ukraine see significant drops in coal production in1H15.
A significant sector of the US coal industry prefers life cycle management contracts for their equipment.
Weakness in demand and competition from natural gas remain the story in the US coal industry with prices continuing their downward spiral.
Edenville Energy has met with Chinese contractors, SEPCO2, in Tanzania to discuss the development of the Rukwa coal-to-power project.
Electricity generated from natural gas surpassed that generated from coal for the first time in US history in April.
Robert Osborne succeeds Mark Peifer as the Vice President and CEO of Ohio Valley Electricity Corp.
Powder River Basin coal mining company, Cloud Peak Energy, has appointed Robert Skaggs to its Board of Directors.