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Short-Term Energy Outlook - Coal Section

Released: September 11, 2012

Short-term coal supply, demand, and price projections.

Monthly Energy Review - Coal Section

Released: August 29, 2012

Recent statistics on coal supply, disposition, and price.

 
Annual Coal Report

Released: July 3, 2012

Provides information about U.S. coal production, number of mines, prices, productivity, employment, productive capacity, and recoverable reserves to a wide audience, including Congress, Federal and State agencies, the coal industry, and the general public. (archived versions)

Quarterly Coal Report

Released: June 27, 2012

Summary of quarterly coal production, exports, imports, receipts, prices, consumption, and stocks. (archived versions)

 
Sales of Fossil Fuels Produced from Federal and Indian Lands, FY 2003 through FY 2011

Released: March 14, 2012

This paper was prepared in response to recent requests that the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) provide updated summary information regarding fossil fuel production on Federal and Indian lands in the United States. It provides EIA's current best estimates of fossil fuels sales from production on Federal and Indian lands for fiscal year (FY) 2003 through FY 2011.

 
Annual Energy Review - Coal Section

Released: October 19, 2011

Annual statistics on coal supply, demand, and price.

 
International Energy Outlook - Coal Section

Released: September 19, 2011

International coal projections through 2035

U.S. Coal Supply & Demand

Released: June 1, 2011

Covers coal production, consumption, exports, imports, stocks, and delivered coal prices. It also details regional and State-level coal production, national coal consumption, and some of the developments that occurred in the coal industry. (archived versions)

 
What is the role of coal in the United States?

Released: May 27, 2011

Energy in Brief article on coal.

Annual Energy Outlook - Coal Section

Released: April 26, 2011

Coal projections to 2035.

New EPA Guidelines for Review of Surface Coal Mining Operations in Appalachia (released in AEO2010)

Released: May 11, 2010

On April 1, 2010, the EPA issued a set of new guidelines to several of its Regional offices regarding the compliance of surface coal mining operations in Appalachia with the provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the National Environmental Policy Act, and the environmental justice Executive Order (E.O. 12898). The stated purpose of the guidance was to explain more fully the approach that the EPA will be following in permit reviews, and to provide additional assurance that its Regional offices use clear, consistent, and science-based standards in reviewing the permits. Although the new guidelines go into effect immediately, they will be subjected to review both by the public and by the EPAs Science Advisory Board, with a set of final guidelines to be issued no later than April 1, 2011.

Impacts of Rising Construction and Equipment Costs on Energy Industries (released in AEO2007)

Released: February 22, 2007

Costs related to the construction industry have been volatile in recent years. Some of the volatility may be related to higher energy prices. Prices for iron and steel, cement, and concretecommodities used heavily in the construction of new energy projects rose sharply from 2004 to 2006, and shortages have been reported. How such price fluctuations may affect the cost or pace of new development in the energy industries is not known with any certainty, and short-term changes in commodity prices are not accounted for in the 25-year projections in AEO2007. Most projects in the energy industries require long planning and construction lead times, which can lessen the impacts of short-term trends.

Coal Production In The United States - An Historical Overview

Released: October 6, 2006

Energy from coal has been important historically in the United States for a broad range of uses. Coal today is used principally as a fuel for electricity generation and other industrial processes.

 
U.S. Metallurgical Coal and Coke Supplies - Prices, Availability, and the Emerging Futures Markets

Released: March 10, 2002

Presented by: Richard F. Bonskowski Presented to: Iron and Steel Society Annual Conference Nashville, TN. March 10, 2002

 
U.S. Coal, Domestic and International Issues

Released: March 27, 2001

Presented by: Richard F. Bonskowski Presented to: Iron & Steel Society's 60th Ironmaking Conference March 27, 2001

 
Hearing on Coal

Released: March 14, 2001

Presented by: Mary J. Hutzler, Director, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting Presented to: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Committee on Energy and Commerce U. S. House of Representatives March 14, 2001

Impact of Technological Change and Productivity on the Coal Market

Released: January 1, 2000

This paper examines the components of past gains in productivity, including regional shifts, the exit of less productive producers, and technological progress Future prospects for continuing productivity gains at sustained, but lower, rates of improvement are discussed.

 
U.S. Coal Industry in the 1990's: Low Prices and Record Production, The

Released: September 1, 1999

This article describes and examines structural and operational changes in the U.S. coal industry in the 1990's.

 
Longwall Mining

Released: March 1, 1995

Longwall Mining, describes longwall mining and compares it with other underground mining methods. Using data from EIA and private sector surveys, the report describes major changes in the geologic, technological, and operating characteristics of longwall mining over the past decade.

 
Weekly Coal Production

Estimates of U.S. coal production by State based on railroad car loadings data. (archived versions)

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