Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Surge in natural gas prices sets the stage for coal comeback- oil and gas 360

Surge in natural gas prices sets the stage for coal comeback

(Oil Price) – As U.S. natural gas prices jumped to a three-year high, coal has become a cheaper power-generating fuel for utilities, which are set to run coal-fired generators harder this winter. U.S. benchmark natural gas prices at Henry Hub have jumped from $4.23 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) at the start of November to above $5 per MMBtu by early December.

Trump’s coal comeback goes global- oil and gas 360

Trump’s coal comeback goes global

(Oil Price) – In a move that fuses domestic revival with international strategy, the Trump administration has greenlit the expansion of Montana’s Bull Mountains coal mine—unlocking nearly 60 million tons of coal destined for key U.S. allies Japan and South Korea. The approval, announced Friday by the Department of the Interior, comes under President Trump’s national energy emergency directive, signaling a bold return