Steel production in the US is lagging behind last year’s pace by
February 16, 2024
So far this year steel production nationally is trailing last year’s pace by 1.4%. Nationally, steel mills remained below 80% capacity
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Ben Creek Inks New Working Capital Facility After Tough Start to 2024
February 12, 2024
Bens Creek Group PLC said that operational challenges over the recent period had impacted the company’s cash flow
BNSF Coal Train Derails in Nebraska
February 12, 2024
Three locomotives and 57 cars of a BNSF coal train derailed early this morning (Friday, Feb. 9) near Cairo, News Channel Nebraska reports.
Duke Energy Adjusts Coal Plant Retirement Plans Due to Increased Load Forecast
February 7, 2024
Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress have submitted revised coal plant retirement plans to the North Carolina Utilities Commission
US Steel loses money in Q4 2023
February 5, 2024
Pittsburgh-based United States Steel reports a fourth-quarter 2023 net loss of $80 M, which contrasts with Q4 2022 net earnings of $174 M
Hampton Roads volumes up 12% in 2023
February 5, 2024
In 2023, coal exports from Hampton Roads terminal in Virginia, the United States, increased to a 5-year high, reaching 35.5 million short tons
Gov. Jim Justice Is Beloved in West Virginia, Just Not by His Creditors
February 2, 2024
Jim Justice is arguably West Virginia’s most popular politician and most prominent businessman…
Alliance Post-Earnings Thoughts
February 2, 2024
The primary risk for Alliance continues to be the coming demand destruction in power generation markets in the US.
US thermal coal exports hit 5-year highs in 2023
February 1, 2024
United States exporters of thermal coal earned more than $5 billion in 2023 as they shipped out more than 32.5 million metric tons
Black Hills Energy is the second utility in Wyoming to impose a ‘carbon capture compliance’ surcharge
January 31, 2024
State regulators this month approved a $1.1 million annual “low-carbon” surcharge for Black Hills Energy’s Wyoming customers
Uinta Basin coal production levels crashing as customer base dwindles
January 31, 2024
Coal production from Utah and Colorado’s Uinta Basin is shrinking fast due to a waning domestic customer base and limited exports
West Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry’s Messes
January 31, 2024
The state’s program for reclaiming abandoned coal mines has long been plagued with problems, but state and federal officials have done little