US coal stockpiles fell to 126 million st for the week ending Friday, down 32% from the five-year average, Bentek Energy said. Bentek, a unit of Platts, said lower coal production and higher coal consumption during the week meant US coal ...
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Weekly coal carloads originated by US railroads jumped 4.6% on a year-over-year basis in the week ended May 24, as both BNSF Railway and CSX showed strong gains in weekly coal deliveries, according to data from the Association of American ...
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Weekly US coal carloads for the week ending May 3 continue to improve, notching their eight consecutive week of year-over-year growth, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. Coal carloads totaled 112,361, down 0.8% from ...
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Weekly coal carloads increased substantially in both the US and Canada for the week ending April 19, compared to a year ago, as warmer weather and increased production sparked renewed efforts to restock utilities with low stockpiles. US ...
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US Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb thermal coal for May delivery closed 20 cents higher at $13.05/st on Wednesday, the highest level for the front month since November 23, 2011, when the price closed at $13.75/st. PRB 8,800 physical May ...
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The US will export 101 million st of coal this year and 96 million st in 2015, the US Energy Information Administration said Tuesday, down from March projections of 103 million st and 99 million mt, respectively. Continued economic ...
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The number of coal carloads that US railroads originated for the week ending Saturday totaled 113,414, down 0.6% from the prior week, but up 3% from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. For the ...
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US coal production totaled about 18.8 million st in the week that ended Saturday, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. This production estimate, based on railcar loadings, is 1.9% lower than the previous week's estimate ...
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Railcar manufacturer FreightCar America estimates there were 16,500 coal cars in storage at the end of 2013, the lowest level since early 2012, the company said Wednesday. Reporting its quarterly earnings, the Chicago-based company said ...
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US coal production totaled about 17.9 million st in the week that ended February 8, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. This production estimate is 4.5% lower than the previous week's estimate and 6.7% below output in the ...
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Cost control and the changing face of competition from natural gas emerged as major themes facing the coal industry as the CoalTrans USA conference wrapped up Friday in Miami. While long-term forecasts for US coal production split between ...
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US coal production totaled about 18.8 million st in the week that ended Saturday, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. The production estimate is 5.8% higher than the previous week's estimate and 2.1% higher than in the ...
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US coal production totaled 256.7 million st in the third quarter of 2013, up 5.6% from the second quarter but down 0.9% from the year-ago period, according to the Quarterly Coal Report issued Thursday by the US Energy Information ...
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US coal production totaled about 19.5 million st in the week ended December 21, 3.1% above the previous week and 5.5% above that of the corresponding week of 2012, the Energy Information Administration said Monday. EIA, which bases its ...
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US coal production totaled about 19 million st in the week that ended Saturday, 3.5% below the previous week's total and 4.9% below that of the corresponding week of 2012, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. EIA, which ...
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