
China increases coal production
China has increased its total production for the first two months of the year by 13.5%.
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China has increased its total production for the first two months of the year by 13.5%.

A letter from Chris Huhne and EU Environment Ministers to the Guardian newspaper on 30% EU emissions cuts.

Peabody Energy has announced that the Mongolian Government has placed the company in the top tier of the short list of companies that pre-qualify to invest and cooperate in development of the Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit.

Gregory Scott of the NPRA warns of the potential damages to America’s economy if changes are ratified.

LNG development project in Queensland gains momentum as other companies finalise deals.

The US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Justice Department have announced that Arch Coal Inc. has agreed to pay a US$ 4 million dollar penalty for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky.

QR National Ltd (QRN), Australia’s biggest coal hauler, has announced net profit of AU$ 278 million in the six months ending December 2010, compared to a loss of AU$ 132 million last year.

The first coalbed methane (CBM) to energy project in Russia celebrated its grand opening in Kemerovo Oblast.

The Australian Government has granted environmental approval for ConocoPhillips’ and Origin Energy’s US$ 35 billion joint coalbed methane (CBM) project in Queensland.

The American Public Gas Association comment on the US Department of Energy budget to 2012.

Xstrata has declared force majeure at its Ulan mine in New South Wales, Australia. Production at the mine has been forced to halt due to heavy rain.

Shell has published its report Signals and Signposts.