Sentences with phrase «coal supply disruptions»

A series of international coal supply disruptions in 2011 in traditional supply areas such as Australia, Indonesia, and Colombia meant that Asian countries needed to secure coal supplies from alternative markets.

Mostly for reliability reasons, plant operators maintain stockpiles within certain ranges (usually about 50 to 80 days) even though coal supply disruptions of that duration are relatively unlikely.

Not exact matches

Those price differences have widened in recent months due to supply disruptions that pushed the price of steelmaking coal up over $ 300 per ton even as thermal coal prices where Alliance produces have remained around $ 50 per ton.

Foreign miners are ready to pounce on any supply disruption caused by Aurizon's controversial new approach to railway maintenance in the Queensland coalfields, with Canadian miner Teck warning the stoush could «definitely have an impact» on coal markets.

But if we decide to «opt in» and develop a strategy to achieve a secure, diverse energy future incorporating the undoubted strengths of the marketplace, we could sleep secure in our beds knowing that disruption of gas, oil or even coal supplies are not going to leave us in the dark.

U.S. coal exports were up in 2011 as a result of supply disruptions in Australia, Indonesia, and Colombia in late 2010 and early 2011 and strong demand growth in Asia.

Cheaper natural gas has pushed out older, less - efficient coal and oil generation; however, the region's increasing overreliance on natural gas will provide few additional emissions benefits and increases risks of price volatility or supply disruption.

Disruptions in the global coal supply chain from natural disasters, such as typhoons and flooding in Australia's key coal mining region, have resulted in higher demand for U.S. coal worldwide.