Coal Stocks Rip, Time to Flip?
September 24, 2024
A quick rundown of the post-China stimulus rip in coal stocks, and how to think about positioning using some advice from our Substack and Twitter friend Le Shrub…
Category: Thermal Coal
Potential Impact of Longshoremen’s Strike on Coal Exports: Limited Disruptions Expected
September 24, 2024
The looming threat of a strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) on 1 October has raised concerns across various industries reliant on U.S. port operations. But while containerships would likely face significant backlogs at U.S. Gulf and East Coast ports, commodities like coal may see minimal impact…
Russian Coal Industry Faces Mounting Challenges in 2024 Amid Declining Exports and Production Shifts
August 27, 2024
Russian coal producers continue to grind through a turbulent 2024, marked by a slight overall decline in output and a significant drop in coal exports. From January to July 2024, total coal production across Russia has declined modestly to 250.6 million tons (Mt), down just 1.9 Mt or 0.8% year-on-year. Exports have struggled, however, falling sharply to 105.8 Mt, a decrease of 11.2 Mt or 10% compared to the same period in 2023…
CSX Curtis Bay Coal Terminal Incident Causes Shipping Delay
August 19, 2024
A significant mechanical failure at CSX’s Curtis Bay coal export terminal near Baltimore has led to a temporary halt in coal loading operations. According to shipping agencies in the region, it will take at least two weeks to repair or replace the damaged machinery…
Thermal Coal Markets Run As Met Retracts
August 13, 2024
There has been a huge shift in momentum from the met coal side to the thermal coal side over the last few weeks as we reported in our $CEIX earnings preview last week. And having just returned from the West Virginia Coal Association’s Annual Meeting at the Greenbrier, I can confirm that attitudes are cautiously optimistic about a solid back half of the year…
Moody’s: SCOTUS Chevron Ruling Raises Uncertainty for Power Sector
August 12, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine on June 28 has introduced significant legal and regulatory uncertainty for regulated utilities, according to Moody’s Ratings. The Chevron doctrine, established in 1984, had allowed courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous laws. Its removal may complicate regulatory processes and create challenges for the power sector…
European Thermal Coal Market Strengthens Amid Geopolitical Tensions
August 12, 2024
A rundown of recent price changes in the broader coal markets…
Earnings Preview – CEIX
August 7, 2024
We walk through calibrating our CEIX model buildup and our projections for Q2…
Coal News & Price Data – August 2, 2024 – API 2 Thermal Rises as Met Tries to Stabilize
August 2, 2024
A rundown of the week’s news and price assessments…
Peabody Energy Corporation Reports Q2 2024 Earnings and Operational Highlights
August 2, 2024
Peabody reported strong financial results for Q2 2024, beating estimates by a wide margin with a net income attributable to common stockholders of $199.4 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA of $309.7 million…
Data Center/AI Load Growth Could Threaten Grid Reliability: Conference Board Report
August 2, 2024
The increasing electricity demand from data centers, driven by the rise of AI technologies, could significantly threaten grid reliability in the United States, according to a recent report by the Conference Board…
Potential Shortage of Russian High-CV Coal Looms in H2 2024
August 2, 2024
In the latter half of 2024, the global market is anticipated to experience a significant shortage of Russian High-CV coal as exports continue to decline…