Energy Publishing Asia Pacific

Rising costs and falling thermal coal prices are expected to see Indonesian steam coal producers scale back production in 2013. John O’Neil from Energy Publishing’s Indonesian Coal Report looks at the half yearly results of industry heavyweights.

South Africa may look to impose a coal export levy to ensure the country has adequate supplies of thermal coal for power generation. The weekly South African Coal Report has a closer look at the implications on South Africa’s coal industry.

There are reports that some struggling steel producers in China have resorted to using false warehouse receipts to raise funds to keep their businesses afloat. Energy Publishing’s Inside Coal Report has more.

While India’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister both reached for poetic responses this week to claims a failure in the way coal blocks allocated to potential developers cost the government US$39B in potential revenues, neither will admit fault.

While there has been a move among Chinese and Indonesian coal producers to cut back production in response to lower demand and subsequent falling thermal coal prices, the Australian coal industry is likely to try a different approach.

The Indian government is seen to be finally starting to get its fiscal house in order with the election of previous finance minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee as President but will it be enough halt the slide in economic growth?

Greenpeace recently released a report which warns of the risk to India’s tiger population from the Indian coal industry. Energy Publishing’s new weekly Indian Coal Report has a closer look at the reports and its implications for India.

This week Brisbane hosted the 8th Annual Coaltrans Australia conference and it is no surprise the mood was decidedly bearish.

A recent report issued by India’s Comptroller and Auditor General puts Indian coal mining reforms under the spotlight. The review could have far-reaching implications for the coal industry in India.

Explosive growth in demand for coal in Asia has made the Pacific Rim the epicenter of the industry’s present and future. At the same time, shifting supply/demand patterns throughout the world have added complexities to the formula.