Whitehaven Coal Ltd declared full year profit of about AUD 75 million before announcing a share sale to fund growth and strengthen its balance sheet. For full story, click here
Indian state utility Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd has purchased 500,000 tonnes of Malaysian coal for delivery in August-October following a tender issued early in July. For full story, click here
Xstrata Coal’s output volumes for the six months to June 2009 surged by 4.2 million tonnes or 11% over the corresponding period in 2008. For full story, click here
China has been shut down small coal-fuelled power plants with a total generating capacity of 54.07 million kilowatts from 2006 to the end of June this year. For full story, click here
Coal miner Consol Energy Inc declared a smaller-than-expected second-quarter profit on Thursday, but the company provided an optimistic outlook for coal used to make steel and its shares surged in early trading. For full story, click here
U.S. coal miner Massey Energy Co has seen opportunities to export more coal to Europe and Asia as global steel production and power generation are starting to pick up. For full story, click here
Spot prices of coal in China’s top coal shipping port were steady from a week earlier, as supply remained abundant, while coal imports are expected to stay robust through the summer. For full story, click here
By the middle of 2010, Coal India Ltd may enter into joint ventures with global majors as well as domestic companies for resuming mining at 18 abandoned mines for which it had invited expressions of interest in 2008. For full story, click here
Arch Coal Inc has sold $600 million of senior notes in the 144a private placement market, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. For full story, click here
Coal India Ltd. hopes to float joint ventures for extracting coal from abandoned mines by the middle of 2010. Bids for the joint ventures are likely to be in placed by end of the current calendar. Mr Partha S Bhattacharyya, chairman CIL, declared: The JVs for extracting coal from abandoned mines will be in place [...]
Friday, July 31, 2009