Off the rails
The progress of Botswana’s coal industry has been slow, with decisions being put back and projects stalled. Barry Baxter looks at the reasons for the delays.
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The progress of Botswana’s coal industry has been slow, with decisions being put back and projects stalled. Barry Baxter looks at the reasons for the delays.
Peabody Energy has acquired a 5.1% equity interest in Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Ltd
Anglo American has approved the development of the Grosvenor metallurgical coal project in Queensland, Australia. The project is situated immediately south of the company’s Moranbah North coal mining and is expected to produce 5 million tpa of coal over a period of 26 years.
Ncondezi Coal Co. Ltd has announced the results of studies on its Ncondezi project that examined the suitability of using middlings and low volatile coals for local power generation and coal gasification. The use of these products would represent not only in operating costs but also “significant additional revenue” for the company, according to Graham Mascall, CEO of Ncondezi Coal Co.
Rio Tinto has completed the divestment of its Colowyo mine, a thermal coal mine located in western Colorado, US, to Western Fuels-Colorado LLC.
QGC Pty Limited, developer of the Queensland Curtis LNG Project, has awarded a A$19.5 million contract to Australian firm Transfield Services for gas field work in the Surat Basin of Queensland.
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WellDog has won a tender to provide hundreds of downhole pressure gauge systems to Arrow Energy Pty Ltd over the next two years.
Steel maker ArcelorMittal has made an unexpected last-minute withdrawal from its US$ 5 billion joint bid for control of Macarthur Coal, leaving joint venture partner Peabody Energy to proceed with the takeover alone.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it intends to develop new wastewater discharge standards for coalbed methane (CBM) and shale gas extraction that could significantly increase the cost of disposal.
China’s economy faces a strong headwind from power shortages and rising coal costs. Ng Weng Hoong assesses the threats.
The energy security strategies of states across the region, if not working in cooperation with each other, could have severe geopolitical and economic repercussions in a region where high food and oil prices threaten economic recovery and human security.