US Central Appalachian coal producers and brokers are still hoping some kind of thermal spot market will develop with winter approaching, but many in the industry said this week they aren't holding out much hope. Market players continued ...
Tags: CAPP coal, MISO coal, fossil fuel
Peabody Energy estimates that Southern Powder River Basin coal prices are up about 30% in the trailing six-month period ended April 30, with SPRB stockpiles dropping below "normal" levels to 48 days use. Peabody's estimates, which were ...
Tags: coal, natural gas
Central Appalachian thermal coal spot prices closed mixed Monday, with the April barge contract rising 70 cents/st and the rail-delivered (CSX) April contract falling 15 cents/st. The front-month river-rail spread widened to $3.85/st, up ...
Tags: Coal Spot, thermal coal, SPOT MARKET
Central Appalachian thermal coal prices for April delivery fell to fresh near-term lows on Friday, as both the CAPP rail (CSX) and CAPP barge spot contracts were seen trading in the session. CSX physical April fell 25 cents/st to ...
Tags: thermal coal, over-the-counter market, spot coal prices
Prices of spot delivered thermal coal cargoes into Turkey slipped Friday, following a lower-priced deal for US material and buyers willing to wait for cheaper prices, sources said. Platts assessed the weekly CIF Turkey 6,000 kcal/kg ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, US Deals
Central Appalachian thermal coal prices closed mixed in the session, with only two trades seen Monday. A CAPP barge time spread was seen trading in the late morning, while a CAPP rail (CSX) quarterly swap went through after the 4 pm EST ...
Tags: CAPP Coal, Low Volume Session
Barge-delivered Central Appalachian coal for Cal 2014 fell 60 cents/st Tuesday as the contract was seen trading down through the session. Platts assessed the Cal 2014 price at $55.75/st, the lowest level for a front-year contract since ...
The price of Atlantic met coal remained steady Monday, following recent modest fluctuations, with mills and traders moving into the negotiation period for both contract and spot deals. One European-based trader said he would be buying in ...
Tags: Spot prices, Mineral
Central Appalachian thermal coal prices fell for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, pushing front-year calendar prices to multi-year lows. Both the CAPP barge physical and rail (CSX) swap contracts traded lower in a mid-afternoon ...
Tags: Chemicals
Coal traders returned to their posts on Wednesday, snapping the streak of low volume sessions in the US over-the-counter thermal coal market since the Christmas holiday. Central Appalachian barge and rail (CSX) contracts, as well as ...
Tags: coal market, US, coal, coal industry, swap products
Coal displacement by natural gas will remain a feature of the power market for the next few years, barring a significant pullback in gas supply, according to Standard & Poor's RatingsDirect credit analyst Aneesh Prabhu. Prabhu's market ...