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2017

December 2017
  • Australia to remain the largest coal exporter in the world — World Coal
  • Fossil Energy Assistant Secretary “Optimistic” about future of coal
    — World Coal
  • South African Nov coal exports total 7.3 million mt: customs — Platts CTI
  • Bad weather creating delays at RBCT — Platts CTI
  • Vessels delayed at Richards Bay Coal Terminal rise to 35 — Platts CTI
  • Rising Coal Exports Give Short-Term Aid to an Ailing Industry
    — The New York Times
  • Low emissions tech powers a cleaner coal future — ESI Africa
  • The dark side of solar energy — The Times
  • Coking coal markets rise as Q4 set — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Atlantic thermal prices hover near 2017 highs — McCloskey Coal Report
  • China’s coal imports up 4% on the month in November
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Coal-fired generation in Asia continues to grow in 2017 — McCloskey Coal Report
  • CIF ARA spot prices end the week up $1 on firmer bids — Platts CTI
  • Eskom achieves milestone at Medupi coal project — World Coal
  • MHPS delivers third boiler to Medupi coal plant — World Coal
  • CIF ARA spot prices gains 50 cents on firmer bids — Platts CTI
  • South African Richards Bay Coal Terminal vessel delays ease on weather
    — Platts CTI
  • The role of coal - an inconvenient truth — World Coal Association
  • Estonia makes surprise push for coal subsidies — CAN Europe
  • The Cushion in Coal Markets that Will Make it Harder to Kill — Energy Institute
  • China underscores push toward longer term coal contracts — Reuters
  • CIF ARA price declines 10 cents — Platts CTI
November 2017
  • Renewed interest for South African coal in India — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical coal price declines as bids, offers retrace — Platts CTI
  • Turkey October steam coal imports up 14.7% year on year to 3.4Mt
    — Platts CTI
  • High-ash prices bid lower due to import restrictions — Platts CTI
  • South Africa exports 6.92Mt thermal coal October — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical thermal prices dip amid weaker paper market — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay, Colombian Coal flow into South Korea — Platts CTI
  • Some 41 vessels delayed at Richards Bay Coal Terminal — Platts CTI
  • Higher South African prices support CIF ARA market — Platts CTI
  • Some 41 vessels delayed at Richards Bay Coal Terminal: cFlow — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical coal prices edge higher on stronger global sentiment
    — Platts CTI
  • The coal habit is hard to kick — The Hill
  • Coal Back as Flashpoint in Climate-Change Fight — Bloomberg
  • Contemplating coal’s controversy at COP23 — Benjamin Sporton
  • Australian, African FOB markets well bid in prompt — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical thermal coal prices recover ground on Asia sentiment
    — Platts CTI
  • South32 to run South African coal as stand-alone business — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian, South African coal with limited availability — Platts CTI
  • Coal ahead of gas in Germany — Platts
  • CIF ARA prices end the week stable despite cold weather forecast — Platts CTI
  • Congestion at Richards Bay — Platts CTI
  • Nationwide mine strike averted in South Africa — Platts CTI
  • South Africa coal workers sign three-year wage agreement; Kangra to strike
    — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal spot market remains subdued amid high stock levels
    — Platts CTI
  • RBCT vessel loadings returning to normal — Platts CTI
  • S Africa’s NUM could serve strike notice Wednesday — Platts CTI
  • India, Pacific prices come under pressure in Asia thermal coal market
    — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal spot price drifts as market eyes Richards Bay congestion
    — Platts CTI
  • Eskom mulls more coal supply deals — SA Coal Report
  • Coal vessels in queue at Richards Bay rise after port closure — Platts CTI
  • Why China Wants to Lead on Climate, but Clings to Coal (for Now)
    — The New York Times
  • COP23 focuses on Paris rulebook — World Coal Association
  • South African coal discount deepens — Platts CTI
  • No risk of Eskom running out of coal, says GM — BusinessLIVE
  • South Africa coal mine workers to postpone strike: union — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical price moves up 15 cents with limited trade activity
    — Platts CTI
  • India unwilling to purchase amid softening prices — Platts CTI
  • In a Paris Agreement world, coal will meet growing Asian energy needs
    — Coaltrans
  • Indian buyers probe market, look for late deals — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA spot physical thermal coal pulls back from highs — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical thermal coal spot trades at multi-year high — Platts CTI
  • Demand from India buyers for South Africa coal — Platts CTI
  • SE Asia to push up coal use, especially for power output, till 2040: IEA — Platts
  • CIF ARA physical thermal coal price push higher on firm Dec bids — Platts CTI
  • America's Coal Miners Are Profiting -- And Looking for Investors — Bloomberg
  • South Africa coal mine workers to strike from November 19 — Platts CTI
  • Strike declaration fails to ignite CIF ARA physical market as prices drift
    — Platts CTI
  • In the country where coal is king, a battle with the EU looms — Bloomberg
  • NUM declares readiness to strike — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA futures soften despite coal sector strike plans — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical thermal coal market dips despite impending strike action
    — Platts CTI
  • Ongoing South Africa NUM negotiations — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA spot market slips despite threat of South African strike — Platts CTI
  • European coal: the beginning of the end? — Argus
  • The world is mostly run on fossil fuels — Bjψrn Lomborg
  • Weaker bids, no trades push CIF ARA physical thermal price coal down
    — Platts CTI
  • Lower domestic prices crush CFR China price in Asia thermal coal market
    — Platts CTI
  • How to avoid the political pitfalls of carbon taxes — Bjψrn Lomborg
  • CIF ARA physical thermal coal price pushes up at start of week — Platts CTI
  • Participants discuss coal’s role in achieving the SDGs — World Coal Association
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price rally runs out of steam at end of week — Platts CTI
  • South Africa September coal exports reach record high — Platts CTI
  • Petcoke ban in Delhi-NCR to boost coal imports amid tight market — Reuters
  • Threat of South Africa NUM strike influences CIF ARA futures — Platts CTI
October 2017
  • CIF ARA physical spot firms on short-covering, front-end futures firm
    — Platts CTI
  • More inquiries from Indian buyers — Platts CTI
  • Global coal market set to end year strong on supply shortfall — Coaltrans
  • In bizarre twist, coal may become a scarce commodity — Reuters
  • Physical CIF ARA thermal market supported, traders point to 'disconnect'
    — Platts CTI
  • World Energy Outlook 2017 — OECD/IEA
  • Australian Export Coal Industry: 2017 to 2027 – a Decade of Growth
    — HiValue Strategies
  • IEA report recognises coal’s role in energy access — World Coal Association
  • CIF ARA physical thermal coal market weakens, paper corrects downward
    — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical thermal coal market largely unchanged on-day — Platts CTI
  • Indian market subdued despite limited inventories — Platts CTI
  • SA exports pick back up in August — Platts CTI
  • More interest for South Africa-origin coal — Platts CTI
  • Indian growth to spur demand for coal: OCE — The Australian
  • Steam coal in the South African inland and global markets — Mining Review Africa
  • Coal is here to stay – at least for the foreseeable future — Mining Review Africa
  • In China, the war on coal just got seriousThe Sydney Morning Herald
  • Indian market softer — Platts CTI
  • Key world energy statistics — International Energy Agency
  • Global Trends in Coal Production and Consumption: winds of change
    — Euracoal
  • Trump tries to save coal, but probably in vain: Kemp — Reuters
  • CIF ARA physical thermal coal market increases slightly, Cal-18 up — Platts CTI
  • India’s government ports thermal coal handling down 16% — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal opens week down $1/t on-day — Platts CTI
  • Don’t write off coal amid India’s solar boom — Financial Times
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price down for first time this week — Platts CTI
  • Thin trading in Asia thermal coal markets, Indonesia prices rise — Platts CTI
  • Pressure on Germany to ditch coal intensifies — Deutsche Welle
  • South African coal union welcomes ‘favorable’ wage offer — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal physical and futures prices continue upward trend
    — Platts CTI
  • South African coal offered — Platts CTI
  • Australian spot coal prices hit highest since April amid mine outages, strong demand — Reuters
  • Exxaro signs ten-year coal transportation deal with Transnet — Platts CTI
  • Spot CIF ARA thermal coal prices dip despite paper rally — Platts CTI
  • South Africa coal exports rise 44% month on month — Platts CTI
  • Where Coal Is Still Alive and Well — Bloomberg
  • Now Australia's got a Coal Shortage — Bloomberg
  • Coal is still the secret of our energy — The Hindu
  • US delivers electric shock with coal and nuclear subsidy plan
    — The Financial Times
  • Rihand: A Model for India’s Coal Transformation — POWER Magazine
September 2017
  • Chinese Coal-Fired Electricity Generation Expected to Flatten as Mix Shifts to Renewables — Oil Voice Press
  • Energy Department proposes change to electricity pricing that could boost coal, nuclear plants — Famfa Oil
  • Trump and the end of Obama's bitter 'war on coal' — The Hill
  • Don't write off coal amid India's solar boom — World Coal Association
  • Energy traders sound alarm: “electricity borders in the EU are closing instead of opening” — Energy Post
  • EU power generators warn plan to cut use of coal may backfire — Bloomberg
  • Stronger demand from Indian market — Platts CTI
  • Global trends in renewable energy investment 2016 — Bloomberg
  • CIF ARA paper market reacts to French nuclear power issues — Platts
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price drops more than $1/t — Platts CTI
  • Warmed again by coal — Washington Times
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price opens week with gains — Platts CTI
  • End to strikes at South Africa mines — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price drops more than $1/t at weekend — Platts CTI
  • German election implications on energy sectors — S&P Global Platts
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price declines amid weak global sentiment — Platts CTI
  • Competitive South African coal prices — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA price eases downward, cushioned by strong Asia prices — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price reaches year-to-date high — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal market continues upward price trajectory — Platts CTI
  • South African NUM coal miners to strike at two Exxaro mines — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal market firms to year-to-date high — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price recovers ground at start of week — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian 3,800 NAR coal traded — Platts CTI
  • Technology can help balance global energy challenges — World Coal
  • GE’s air quality control technology deployed at Kusile Unit One — World Coal
  • Strong support for coal-fired power in NSW — World Coal
  • Transnet announces new record volume of Richards Bay coal deliveries
    — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal prices gather steam, close in on year-to-date high
    — Platts CTI
  • BOOM! American Manufacturing Expanded in August at Fastest Pace in Six Years — Breitbart News
  • July South Africa coal exports drop to year-low — Platts CTI
August 2017
  • China’s Grand Strategy and Energy — Perth USAsia Centre
  • Former Environment Minister backs modern coal-fired power — World Coal
  • Return of trading activity corrects CIF ARA price downward — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical price breaches $89/t despite first untraded day for 5 weeks
    — Platts CTI
  • Coal’s comeback — West Virginia MetroNews
  • The Guptas Dismantle Their South African Empire — Bloomberg
  • Macron Tells Poland It’s Headed for the ‘Margins’ of Europe — Bloomberg
  • Coal to remain India's main energy source in coming decades: Govt think-tank — Platts
  • US DOE provides additional funding for large-scale pilot coal projects
    — World Coal
  • Kibo provides Mbeya coal to power project update — World Coal
  • CIF ARA market continues ascent, closes week at new seven-month high
    — Platts CTI
  • New coal power plant and port to be constructed on Matarbari Island
    — World Coal
  • South32’s South African thermal coal output seen falling 5% in 2017-18
    — Platts CTI
  • South Africa Capesize cargoes due to arrive September — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA physical spot market propels to seven-month high — Platts CTI
  • Federal Electricity Study Hints at Future Support for Coal
    — The New York Times
  • CIF ARA price edges upward, Asia purchasing keeps sentiment bullish
    — Platts CTI
  • Capesize South African coal traded, competitive prices — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price reverses seven-day increase — Platts CTI
  • Lethargic session keeps CIF ARA price at seven-month high — Platts CTI
  • Indian buyers step up purchasing interest — Platts CTI
  • Coal expansion plans up in smoke as Europe realises mistake — EURACTIV
  • As Trump Administration seeks to revive coal, what is the industry’s future?
    — AirTalk
  • Coal Makes a Comeback: Trump’s policies and exports to Europe are helping the industry — Wall Street Journal
  • China keeps giving ‘green bonds’ to coal projects — Energydesk
  • Colombia coal output down 6.95% in second quarter — Reuters
  • Arvind Subramanian slams carbon imperialism, calls for global coal alliance
    — Live Mint
  • Don't get dewy-eyed on renewables: CEA — Business Standard News
  • Virginia coal is rebounding, but is Donald Trump to thank? — Associated Press
  • South Korean July thermal coal imports up 19% on-year to 9.04Mt — Platts CTI
  • Colombian, S African flows to NE Asia continuing — Platts CTI
  • Downward correction for South African coal expected — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA prices reach new 7-month high despite low demand — Platts CTI
  • High-ash thermal coal cargo market stuck in stand off — Platts CTI
  • Booming thermal coal price on China demand cheers miners — Reuters
  • Russia’s Yalevskogo mine sets world coal production record — World Coal
  • Adaro Energy reports increased coal production for 2Q17 — World Coal
  • Glencore’s 1H17 report shows strong growth — World Coal
  • CIF ARA physical pushes up, demand unchanged — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA market unchanged, continued weak demand — Platts CTI
  • Was Trump Right About Coal? — OilPrice.com
  • US Department of the Interior repeals coal valuation rule — World Coal
  • CIF ARA market price softens on continued weak demand — Platts CTI
  • US submits formal notice of withdrawal from Paris climate pact — Reuters
  • Chinese Coal and Power Giants to Merge — Coal Age
  • In a Paris Agreement world, coal will meet growing Asian energy needs
    — Coaltrans
  • Atlantic July thermal coal derivatives fall to record low — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal prices gain on short covering — Platts CTI
  • Arbitrage for S African thermal coal into NE Asia heard open — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal falls, premiums to paper narrow — Platts CTI
  • Not so hot: Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ meets with skepticism even from left — The Washington Times
  • Ukraine’s anthracite coal stocks up on imports from Russia, South Africa
    — Platts CTI
  • South African thermal coal exports to Europe have record high June
    — Platts CTI
July 2017
  • The Impact of the US Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
    — RenewableEnergyWorld.com
  • Climate Change Isn’t the End of the World — Wall Street Journal
  • CIF ARA thermal struggles to keep pace as Newcastle surges — Platts CTI
  • The solution to climate change that has nothing to do with cars or coal
    — Washington Post
  • US coal exports soar, in boost to Trump energy agenda, data shows — Reuters
  • Arch Coal reports promising 2Q17 results — World Coal
  • Glencore’s coal production rises 4% on year to 61.1Mt in H1 2017 — Platts CTI
  • Regional paper spreads widen as markets move in different directions
    — Platts CTI
  • High South African prices phase Indian buyers — Platts CTI
  • India watches China market — Platts CTI
  • Traders snap up cargoes — Platts CTI
  • South32’s thermal coal output falls 8% on year in fiscal 2016-17 — Platts CTI
  • US increases coal exports — World Coal
  • World Coal Production Just Had Its Biggest Drop on Record — Bloomberg
  • South Africa’s TFR completes maintenance on coal line — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA oversupplied, Newcastle drives South Africa higher — Platts CTI
  • Interest emerges from India — Platts CTI
  • Coal – Still a vital component of South Africa’s holistic energy mix
    — Mining Review Africa
  • Queensland LNP pledges to promote coal and ‘resist environmental groups’
    — Platts CTI
  • Coal consumption set to rise — World Coal
  • Interest for South African coal — Platts CTI
  • Paris never the answer to warming concerns — The Australian
  • No, Renewables Won't Power the US Soon — Bjorn Lomborg
  • Solar And Wind Is Taking Over The World — Bjorn Lomborg
  • Heat-death hysteria: the wrong reason to fight climate change
    — Bjorn Lomborg
  • Coal Still Provides Opportunities for American Job Creation and Consumer Choice — RealClearEnergy.org
  • Top 3 coal countries produced 6% more coal from Jan to May — Mining.com
  • Coal projected to be US' top generating fuel in 2017: EIA — Platts
  • China to see a coal decline — World Coal
  • Coal no longer fuels America, but the legacy - and the myth - remain
    — The Washington Post
  • ‘Nearly All’ Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds — Breitbart
  • Transnet Freight Rail due to close for week long maintenance — Platts CTI
  • Trump has Putin 'over a barrel' with aggressive energy policy, defence of the West — Kudlow's Corner
  • SA World Coal report — World Coal
  • CIF ARA thermal coal prices continue to rise on short covering — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA, Richards Bay prices post significant gains — Platts CTI
  • Bull run across CIF ARA thermal market continues — Platts CTI
  • South African May thermal coal exports reach year-to-date high — Platts CTI
June 2017
  • Delingpole: Germany Surrenders to Trump, Waters Down G20 Climate Plan
    — Breitbart
  • Future coal production depends on resources and technology, not just policy choices — World Coal
  • Black junior Wescoal set to soar — Mining Weekly
  • Paving the path to US energy dominance — The Washington Times
  • Reduced cargo availability at RBCT — Platts CTI
  • President Donald J. Trump Unleashes America’s Energy Potential
    — The White House
  • Richards Bay 6,000 NAR market sees three 50,000 mt trades — Platts CTI
  • Ukraine anthracite coal stocks at power plants up 7.3% on-week — Platts CTI
  • Government pollution reduction policy to ensure coal power decline
    — World Coal
  • Near-term rebound will not offset coal's declining importance — World Coal
  • Coal uptick does little to alter downbeat long-term outlook — World Coal
  • Congestion around RBCT yet to dissipate, South African prices firm
    — Platts CTI
  • Congestion at RBCT — Platts CTI
  • Eskom Policies Cause Shift Among South African Coal Operators — Coal Age
  • South African prices continue to unwind — Argus
  • Strong Richards Bay paper prices lift CIF ARA paper — Platts CTI
  • Delivered-Turkey prices remains stable on lack of new deals — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA paper finds support from Richards Bay — Platts CTI
  • The Petro-Powers vs. the Greens: is Trump launching a New World Order?
    — Nepal Energy Forum
  • The world got 14.5% of its energy from carbon-free sources last year
    — BP Statistical Review of the World Energy 2017
  • No, solar and wind are not taking over the world — World Energy Outlook
  • Why The Paris Climate Agreement Is Completely Meaningless No Matter What We Do — The Federalist
  • Democrats Have Lost On Climate Change, And It’s Their Own Fault
    — The Federalist
  • Swaziland Rail Link Project Railing Ahead — Railways Africa
  • Fossil Fuels’ Benefits Far Higher Than Social Cost, Study Finds — Energy
  • Molefe removed as Eskom CEO, board might go too — African News Agency
  • Rallying S African prices may fall back on Indian monsoon — Platts CTI
  • Protests on South African Transnet Rail line disrupt coal deliveries — Platts CTI
  • Coal Is Back — POWER Magazine
  • CIF ARA prices follow futures higher, S African cargoes seen available
    — Platts CTI
  • S African Apr exports inch higher on-year — Platts CTI
  • SA April thermal coal exports inch 0.3% higher on-year to 6.19Mt — Platts CTI
  • Ukraine’s anthracite coal stocks up 1.2% on-week on S African imports — Platts
  • Congestion at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal following cyclone builds
    — Platts CTI
May 2017
  • South African and Colombian heard to have gained share in India — Platts CTI
  • The great Australian coal myths busted — Minerals Council of Australia
  • The Impacts of Restricting Fossil Fuel Energy Production
    — American Petroleum Institute
  • The Role of Clean Coal Technology in the Long Term — Clean Coal Division
  • EPA: “The war on coal is over” — World Coal
  • Coal is not dead — World Coal
  • S African coal discounts down on Indian interest, tightness — Platts CTI
  • Discounts for S African 4,800 NAR widen — Platts CTI
  • South African coal interest — Platts CTI
  • Propelling ASEAN towards Clean Coal Technology — World Coal
  • Colombia coal output up 3% in first quarter — Reuters
  • Coal market oversupply risks grow as producers boost output — Reuters
  • South African coal offers to India drying up — Platts CTI
  • Asia prices to head south in H2 2017 on supply overhang, weak demand: Noble — Platts CTI
  • S Africa’s Eskom tenders for 17Mtpa thermal coal for Kusile — Platts CTI
  • The flawed thinking at the heart of the renewable energy swindle
    — Bjorn Lomborg
  • South African coal retains competitive edge in India — Platts CTI
  • South African seen as alternative for Taiwan, South Korea — Platts CTI
  • South Africa competitive — Platts CTI
April 2017
  • South32 amends coal and metals output expectation — Mining Weekly
  • S African March exports edge 0.9% lower on-year to 6.32 million mt
    — Platts CTI
  • Can coal make a comeback? — Center on Global Energy Policy
  • South32 lowers S African FY2016-17 thermal output guidance — Platts CTI
  • South African coal falls as offers pull back — Platts CTI
  • Solving Energy Poverty, Unemployment, and Growth Challenges in South Africa — Cornerstone
  • South African coals sold in India stock-and-sale market — Platts CTI
  • Integration of Global Coal Markets — Energy Analyst
  • An Own Coal? Energy policy in Indonesia — The Australia Institute
  • Tight South African thermal coal availability keeps Indian deals dry — Platts CTI
  • Ukraine’s DTEK to import 600,000t of anthracite from South Africa — Platts CTI
  • Surge in South African prices — Platts CTI
  • Anglo-American sells Eskom-tied coal operations in SA — Platts CTI
  • The Southeast Asian Coal Market – the Next Success Story? — Coal Asia
  • Coal can be more profitable and efficient going forward, expert says — CNBC
  • India favours South African coal — Platts CTI
  • South Africa price surge — Platts CTI
March 2017
  • S African Feb thermal coal exports rise 36.2% on-year to 6.57Mt — Platts CTI
  • Steady flow of South African coal into India — Platts CTI
  • Coal Power Has Taken a Tumble, But Is It the Beginning of the End?
    — MIT Technology Review
  • Indian buyers look to cheaper S African cargoes — Platts CTI
  • Slowed buying of South African coal — Platts CTI
  • Some Miners Are Going Back to Work in Coal Country — FOX News
  • Japan’s renewed commitment to coal — World Coal Magazine
  • Xinjiang to close 117 small coal mines in 2017 — China Daily
  • Coal drags but mining production still on the up — Fin24
  • Indonesia’s Electricity Demand and the Coal Sector: Export or meet domestic demand? — The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
  • S African unions plan strikes against Eskom coal plant closures — Platts CTI
  • Exxaro unlikely to exercise pre-emptive right over RBCT stake — Miningmx
  • Indian interest for South African coal — Platts CTI
  • Eskom stalling renewable energy agreements costs billions — Business Live
  • Trump is poised to issue a sweeping order dismantling Obama’s climate plan this week — The Washington Post
  • Eskom initiates talks on triggering government support to cover IPP costs
    — Engineering News
  • Mid CV S African coal may displace Indonesian coal into India — Platts CTI
  • Ongoing buying interest for South African 4,800 NAR — Platts CTI
  • Is the Middle East the new home for coal? — Energy Analyst
  • Coal-boosted Exxaro’s earnings soar — Mining Weekly
  • S African coal garners more interest in India — Platts CTI
  • Normal railings resume on S Africa's coal export line — Platts CTI
  • Tightness for South African coal — Platts CTI
  • SA Mining is on its knees – can it be saved?
  • Derailment partially disrupts line to S Africa’s RBCT — Platts CTI
February 2017
  • Steep discounts increase interest for off-spec South African coal — Platts CTI
  • S African Jan exports fall to 6-month low — Platts CTI
  • S African Jan exports fall 8.8% on-year to 6-month low of 5.62Mt — Platts CTI
  • Indian buyers interested in 4,800 NAR S African coal over 5,500 NAR
    — Platts CTI
  • S African coal miners look to domestic market for higher prices — Platts CTI
  • South African coal at slight premium to Newcastle — Platts CTI
  • Eyes on South African supply — Platts CTI
  • Coal Will Be One of the Cleanest Uses of Technology That We Have, Says Sean Spicer — The Independent
  • White House Press Secretary: We’re Going to Bring Back Coal in an ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Way — Greentech Media
  • Australian versus South African coal — Platts CTI
  • High South African prices deter buyers — Platts CTI
January 2017
  • S Africa’s Universal Coal concludes export agreement — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay coal struggles to find market on high price — Platts CTI
  • Platts to launch netback FOB Richards Bay 6,000 NAR calculated quote
    — Platts CTI
  • South African demand dwindles — Platts CTI
  • Colombian thermal coal exports rise 9% in 2016 to record 88Mt — Platts
  • Some interest for Mozambique coal — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay 6,000 NAR netback calculation proposed — Platts CTI
  • Coal production declines in 2016, with average coal prices below their 2015 level — U.S Energy Information Administration
  • South African Nov thermal coal exports up 6.5% on-year to 23-month high
    — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay FOB spot loses almost $2, trades for third straight day
    — Platts CTI
  • South African material sees interest — Platts CTI
  • South African FOB spot loses $3 on lower offers — Platts CTI
 

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