Surging natural gas prices have led to a jump in coal use, with plants in Europe and Asia firing back up as temperatures decline and the world grapples with worsening gas shortages.
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne on Wednesday stressed …
NEW YORK (Bloomberg) –Donald Trump vowed to revive the coal industry, but it’s President Joe Biden who’s driving a big comeback of the dirtiest fossil fuel.
U.S. power plants are on track to burn 23% more coal this …
China ordered miners in Inner Mongolia to ramp up coal production and oil prices jumped on Friday as a record surge in the cost of gas revived demand for the most polluting fossil fuels to keep factories open and
LONDON – Oil prices rose on Friday to trade 4% up on the week, buoyed by a global energy crunch that has helped gas prices to record highs and prompted China to demand increased coal production.
Energy markets have …
(Bloomberg) –The world is living through the first major energy crisis of the clean-power transition. It won’t be the last.
The shortages jolting natural gas and electricity markets from the UK to China are unfolding just as demand …
LONDON – Demand for coal and natural gas has exceeded pre-COVID-19 highs with oil not far behind, dealing a setback to hopes the pandemic would spur a faster transition to clean energy from fossil fuels.
Global natural gas shortages, …
LONDON – Coal-fired power plants are proving hard to shutdown in developing economies because they are cheap and convenient, but keeping them going is pumping out carbon dioxide at a rate far beyond the level needed to achieve net …
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON – The United States and European Union will pledge closer cooperation on fighting climate change at a summit on Tuesday, but will steer clear of setting a date to stop burning coal, according to a draft joint statement.…
BEIJING — China has ambitious goals for cutting its carbon emissions, but it won’t be abandoning coal power anytime soon as it keeps its eye firmly on economic targets.
President Xi Jinping said in September that the country’s carbon …
CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison stopped short of endorsing a 2050 target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate summit this week.
In a speech on Monday, he said only that …
LAUNCESTON, Australia- India may be the last major climate change domino to fall into place as the government considers setting a target to reach net zero carbon emissions, in line with similar moves by other major polluters.
India is …
S&P Global Platts Opens Consultation on Inclusion of WTI Midland Crude in Dated Brent…
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WARSAW – Poland should scrap a plan to merge state-run energy groups after they have shifted coal assets into a separate entity because it won’t deliver on EU climate targets, a report by environmentalist group ClientEarth and think tank …
EIA
With more than 1.3 billion people, India is the second-most populous country in the world and has the third-highest energy consumption level after China and the United States. To help meet the country’s energy needs, India is expanding its …
Argus
Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: Steel production in China will have a major supply issue and price increase. – This will be one issue that will effect steel production and other markets in China. – One to watch. …
SYDNEY – Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state said on Monday it would shift toward renewable energy from coal and aimed to lure A$32 billion ($23.3 billion) of private investment into the sector in the next decade.
Australia’s most …
RAPID CITY, S.D., Nov. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH), conducti…
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EIA
Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note – Notice the coke coal increased, which is a good thing for economy, as it is used for manufacturing. We are also seeing new technology coming on-line that will help reduce coal co2 …
CONSOL Coal Resources LP Announces Results for the Third Quarter 2020 PR Newswi…
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Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: We have applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi many times on our daily show for his commitment to use a “Balanced Power Approach” to getting the lowest kWh to his citizens. Great job, and …
DOE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced selection of four projects for cost-shared research and development under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0002180, Design Development and System Integration Design Studies …
EIA
Countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Asia, including China and India, and in Africa are home to more than two-thirds of the world population. These regions accounted for 44% of …
360 Feed Wire
Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: This will be a big one to follow for the us to keep on the path of energy independence with sources of minerals needed for renewable, and power storage.
The U.S. …
Bloomberg Law
The U.S. Supreme Court launches its new term with a light environmental docket and a heavy air of uncertainty, with a nomination battle raging and a global pandemic continuing to disrupt the institution’s normal order.
The court sits
Government of Canada supports Just Transition from coal-generated power in Saskatchewan a…
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has announced up to $2 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002376, Enabling Gasification of Blended Coal, …
Argus
Sydney, 16 September (Argus) — UK-Australian resources firm BHP will focus on higher quality coking coal and longer life mines when it sells its 80pc stake in Australia’s BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) joint venture and focuses on its BHP …
EIA
Fossil fuels, or energy sources formed in the Earth’s crust from decayed organic material, including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, continue to account for the largest share of energy production and consumption in the United States. In 2019, 80% …
