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Tendeka has launched its FracRight hydraulic fracturing system for unconventional gas reservoirs.

Spot prices for thermal coal in 2014 fell in the east but rose in the west, according to analysis from the US Energy Information Administration

According to a recent survey of over 100 African mine managers, the majority expect to increase expenditure, particularly in plant and heavy equipment, in the next 12 months.

The Hatfield coal mine has received a £8 million loan to help it keep to its scheduled closure date of May 2016.

Green Dragon Gas has issued a US$88 million corporate bond to fund a drilling programme at its coalbed methane project in China.

Yokogawa will provide the control systems for the Thai Binh power plant in Vietnam.

Equus Mining raises funds for thermal coal drilling in Chile.

BG Group’s Queensland Curtis LNG project, which converts coalbed methane to LNG, is preparing to load a second tanker.

Poland expects the costs of restructuring its ailing coal mining industry will reach US$631 million.

Coal exports through Hampton Roads, Virginia, US, slumped by 17% in 2014 compared to the previous year.

Tim Buckley, writing for the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, argues that China’s declining dependence on coal is evident in the data.

The first tanker to ship LNG converted from coalbed methane is en route to Singapore.