Coal, Cost and Culture: Getting What You Want
March 2011: When any company starts down the improvement path, they set goals for what they hope to achieve. Stated in the simplest terms, these goals represent “What You Want” from a change initiative.
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March 2011: When any company starts down the improvement path, they set goals for what they hope to achieve. Stated in the simplest terms, these goals represent “What You Want” from a change initiative.
Russell Banham, Deloitte CIS Energy & Resources, explains how Government support could unlock Russia’s vast export potential.
Squire Sanders report highlights North American consolidation, growing cross-border activity and the rise of Asian investors.
With the rapid rise in demand for LNG from Asia, the Australian coalbed methane (CBM) industry is booming. But could competition from US and Chinese shale gas frustrate Australian ambition?
Federal prosecutors have filed charges of conspiracy to defraud the US federal Government against the former managers of Massey Energy, who were in charge of the company at the time of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine disaster that killed 29 coal miners in April 2010.
February 2011: Time is usually regarded as a negative in any business endeavor – the quicker, the better. After all, time is money (right?). Balancing the ‘time required for sustainable change’ with a ‘schedule for change’ is almost always an exercise in conflict.
Gerrit Lok, Hatch Africa’s director for coal gives an analysis of global coking coal demand and supply trends.
India is set to become the largest importer of coal in the world. But doubts remain over many aspects of current power sector legislation and electricity tariffs. Mike King examines the uncertainty this is creating for the power generating companies and the miners that serve them.
January 2011: Kay Sever examines the ‘intangible’ factors which act as an obstacle to success.
McLanahan Corp. acquire Universal Engineering and J.H. Fletcher & Co. enter into a distribution agreement with Joy Mining Machinery.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2011, which predicts that the global demand for coal will grow over the next five years as a result of surging energy demand in emerging economies.
In an unexpected end to the COP17 summit in Durban South Africa, the US, China and India have agreed to be included in a new legal framework for emissions reduction that will come into force in 2020, although the details of the deal are yet to be agreed. COP17 also agreed to an extension of the Kyoto Protocol to 2017.