Fact sheet: Colombian coal

(National Mining Agency, 9.Jun.2024) — Approximately 92% of coal production in Colombia is extracted in open-pit mining areas in the departments of Cesar and La Guajira, with thermal coal, which in general is exported. The remaining 8% is mined mainly underground in the departments of Cordoba, Antioquia, Valle and Cauca, with thermal coal, and […]

China’s LNG Imports to See Unprecedented Decline in 2022 

(WoodMac, 19.Jul.2022) — China’s LNG imports are set to fall over 14% year-on-year to 69 million tonnes (Mt) in 2022, the largest decline since it began LNG imports, says Wood Mackenzie a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK). After a solid growth in 2021, China’s gas and LNG demand is expected to slow down […]

Duke Reaffirms CAPEX In Renewables, Grid Projects

(Duke Energy, 5.Jul.2020) — Duke Energy will continue advancing its ambitious clean energy goals without the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) by investing in renewables, battery storage, energy efficiency programs and grid projects. Duke Energy’s $56 billion capital investment plan will deliver significant customer benefits and create jobs at a time […]

Low Coal Prices To Impact Colombia’s Wallet

(Reuters, Julia Symmes Cobb, Nelson Bocanegra, 26.Sep.2019) — Colombia, the world’s fourth-largest exporter of coal, faces a potential spending crunch in 2020 as royalties from the fuel decline amid a supply glut and slowing economic growth in China. The fuel provides some 80% of the Andean country’s mining royalties, totaling […]