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Coal freight rates from S Africa to India fall as charterers bid lower

Singapore, May 21, 2012, 638 am EDT/1038 GMT

Panamax freight rates to move coal on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay to India fell Monday, with sources saying Indian charterers are keen on lower prices as a weak rupee weighs.

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Intense coal-to-gas switching in US Southeast in-the-money through 2014
May 15, 2012 - How coal-to-gas switching in the US' biggest power consuming region has been led by historically low natural gas prices.

Level of Asian coking coal contract prices finally gains clarity
May 4, 2012 - Discussing if coking coal prices in Asia will stabilize after a rocky start to 2012.

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Coal-to-gas switch in US Southeast driven by price, new builds through 2015

May 11, 2012

The Southeast, the top power-consuming region in the US and the leader in coal-to-gas switching, is poised to become a gas-on-gas battleground as Marcellus producers aim to win market share from other shale basins and traditional Gulf supplies.

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The Barrel: Australian coalseam gas comes under scrutiny

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In December 2010, the CFTC proposed a swap dealing threshold that was, arguably, so low that most energy lawyers and lobbyists believed it was inevitable that it would be raised considerably.

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Platts editors take an in-depth look at Platts Top 250 rankings for 2011, including the continuing rise of both Asian and Eastern European energy companies.

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The Rise of Futures in International Coal Markets

The evolution of a traded futures market in the international thermal coal sector could not have been timelier (published July 2009).

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