It is a tough 2012 for the US coal producers, because of the falling natural gas prices, that replaces 10% of coal consumption in the US power sector this year compared to 2008, according to Barcla....

Barclays has revised the European prices outlook for 2012 for prompt CIF ARA to $94 per ton from $102 per ton, and to $92 a ton for 2013 from $105/ton forecast earlier.....

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPR) has visited Meghalaya on Thursday, the second time in nine months, as the North Eastern State in India continues to be encounter critic....

The gas-directed rig count continued its trek lower, slipping 8 rigs and falling below the 600 level. ....

As the differential between gas and coal economics in the U.S. power generation sector widens further, one can see in January and February 2012 data from the EIA that the trend in gas displacing co....

Chinese growth in coal demand for power generation, which represents 77% of thermal coal demand, has risen 0.3% year-on-year when measured using a trailing 30-day window. While this comes on the he....

India government plans to consider sovereign wealth fund for overseas coal acquisition on the grounds of domestic production constraints and rising coal demands particularly in the steel and power ....

India’s index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector has risen 2.15% year-on-year in February but fell 2.03% compared to preceding month.....

Chinese coal imports surged in the last quarter of 2011, hitting a record 22.14 million mt in November. Following slightly weaker numbers in January, China again surprised the market by reporting v....

Indonesia is planning to impose a 25% tax on coal exports, which subsequently will be raised to 50% by 2013, latest reports indicate. Indonesia is the world's largest thermal coal exporter.....

India's power sector could face a crisis with respect to import of coal from Indonesia as the world's largest coal exporter, plans to impose 25% tax export tax on coal.....

Following the Supreme Court ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka following the detection of illegal mining, iron ore traffic through Indian ports have been drastically affected with 28.6% drop in ca....

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India demanded to frame fresh guidelines on the allocation of natural resources to infrastructure projects, on the grounds of the news report car....

Coal India Limited (CIL) Which made a substantial profit in 2011-12 has presented Rs 5400.49 crore as dividend to the Government.....

Coal is emerging as the much sought after commodity in India as power utilities rush to ensure available supplies to run their operations but a report that India Government lost 10.7 lakh rupees by....

India’s coal demand-supply gap is estimated at 105 mn tons in 2012 with a demand of 650 mn tonnes and availability of only 545 mn tonnes, according to Minister of State of Coal, Pratik Prakas....

Not only are existing coal plants increasingly under margin pressure from weak spot gas prices, but forward coal plant margins have been assaulted as well. Coal-fired plants that can access the che....

WestSide Corporation Limited (ASX: WCL) a publicly listed Brisbane-based Coal Seam Gas producer, has announced it has been monitoring media speculation and commentary regarding the identity of the ....

Coal or thorium, is the question before the nation's power generation sector not in the short run but in the long term, both having its pros and cons. Enhancing the energy infrastructure with respe....

The gap in demand and domestic supply of coal has increased from about 50 million tonnes in 2007-08 to 83 million tonnes in 2010-11. Gap in the current year was envisaged to be 142 million tonnes. ....