A Balanced Energy Future
Kevin S. Crutchfield, CEO of Alpha Natural Resources, US, offers his view of the future and importance of coal in the US.
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Kevin S. Crutchfield, CEO of Alpha Natural Resources, US, offers his view of the future and importance of coal in the US.
Recently published data shows that power generation from natural gas-fired plants is virtually equal to generation from coal-fired plants, with each fuel providing 32% of total generation.
June 2012: In order to successfully drive through change initiatives, companies need to focus on breaking down potential barriers to change.
Rio Tinto has started exporting hard coking coal from its Benga Mine in the Moatize Basin in Mozambique. The first shipment of 34 000 t left the Port of Beira on 25th June, bound for an Indian steel mill.
Arch Coal has announced plans to idle several operations and to reduce production at other mining complexes in Appalachia due to the unprecedented downturn in demand for coal-fired power.
According to a recent report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), 76% of US coal exports in 2011 went to Europe and Asia.
Ncondezi Coal Company Limited has released an update on its flagship Ncondezi coal project in the Tete provience of Mozambique as both the project’s definitive feasibility study and power plant near completion.
CoAL and Exxaro target completion of further studies and conclude negotiations by 30th September 2012 for valuation of the Makhado project.
Dart energy has announced that it is carrying out early commercialisation work on its Liuling coal seam gas project in China and expects to start initial gas sales in the first half of 2013.
New projects between Telvent and PetroChina highlight national and global oil and gas pipeline trends.
Estimated gross tonnes in situ increase by 429% to 8.0 billion t from 1.5 billion t in the Greater Soutpansberg area.
Natural gas production from shale, coal bed methane and tight sands is expected to generate significant job creation, economic growth, and revenue for federal, state and local treasuries throughout the U.S. in gas "producing" and "non-producing" states alike, according to a new IHS Global Insight study.