Asian coal production doubled between 1980 and 2000, and more than doubled again between 2001 and 2010.
In 2010, China accounted for about 75 % of total
Asian coal production, followed by India (13 %) and Indonesia (8 %).
Not exact matches
Global
coal consumption grew by just 0.4 % (15 million tonnes oil equivalent or Mtoe)-- its slowest rate since the
Asian crisis in 1998 — while
production fell by 0.7 % or 28 Mtoe.
However, in response to high global prices — especially for coking
coal — in the
Asian market, export
production has been increasing.
In the US,
coal producers increased exports to counter the domestic downturn and sought to expand overseas
production capacity which could supply the booming
Asian region.
Thus, the NETL analysis concluded that there was little difference in the total amount of life cycle climate pollution between «U.S. LNG exports for power
production in European and
Asian markets... when compared to regional
coal extraction and consumption for power
production.»
Sources for this report include: AAP Information Services; Alexander's Oil and Gas Connections; Asia Pulse; Australian Petroleum
Production and Exploration Association Ltd.; Australian Financial Review;
Coal Week International; Dow Jones News wire service; DRI - WEFA Asia Economic Outlook; Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire; Financial Times; Gas - to - Liquids News; Hart's
Asian Petroleum News; Oil and Gas Journal; Petroleum Intelligence Weekly; Platt's International
Coal Report; The Times (London); U.S. Commerce Department, International Trade Administration — Country Commercial Guides; U.S. Energy Information Administration; World Markets Energy.
Coal exports from Seattle, Washington have also risen sharply in recent years as significant coal production in the Powder River Basin seeks access to growing Asian coal mark
Coal exports from Seattle, Washington have also risen sharply in recent years as significant
coal production in the Powder River Basin seeks access to growing Asian coal mark
coal production in the Powder River Basin seeks access to growing
Asian coal mark
coal markets.
«The finding is unexpected, given the recent boom in unconventional gas
production and reported resurgence in
coal mining and the
Asian economy.