Coal

Don't take for granted that the rest of the world understands the benefits or the abundance of natural gas, the industry was warned on Tuesday by Big Oil CEOs.

Don’t take for granted that the rest of the world understands the benefits or the abundance of natural gas, the industry was warned on Tuesday by Big Oil CEOs.

One of the top exporters of Appalachian coal is about to get into another business: exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), supplied with source gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales, by 2018.

One of the top exporters of Appalachian coal is about to get into another business: exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), supplied with source gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales, by 2018.

Coal needs to be apart of a future energy landscape in which more renewables, efficiency and changing demand patterns are straining the nation’s grid, according to a panel of industry executives examining “big picture policy” on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Securities Energy Symposium in New York City.

Consol Energy Inc. continued to shake up its business model in the third quarter, once again setting a natural gas production record that saw major gains in liquids volumes from both the Marcellus and Utica shales as it continues its transition from coal to exploration and production (E&P).

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Wednesday promised to shield his state from economic harm caused by too much federal regulation in the energy and environmental sectors.

Coming out of one of the most severe winters ever recorded, indicators are showing that coal is making somewhat of a comeback at the expense of natural gas in the electric generation sector, according to a report released Thursday by Bentek Energy, “Back in the Black: Coal Makes Comeback.”

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that an additional 60 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired generating capacity will be retired by 2020. It also said natural gas prices will rise in the near term, in part due to increased demand by industrial customers and, eventually, demand for exports from liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.