세계
3.3%
3년째 하락 후, 2017년 중국의 석탄 생산량 증가.
석탄 생산은 중국의 생산량 반등 (+3.3%)에 따라 가속화 (+3.2%) 되었다.
석탄과 갈탄의 세계 최대 생산국인 중국은 2017년에 생산 제한을 완화하고 국내 생산량을 늘려 전세계 석탄 생산량 증가분의 절반에 기여했다.
중국의 석탄 수입 규제 완화는 특히 인도네시아와 미국에서의 전 세계 석탄 생산을 자극한 반면, 악천후와 산업 문제로 인해 호주의 생산이 감소했다.
정부의 수입 의존도를 낯추려는 의지에 인도와 러시아의 석탄 생산량은 증가했다.
12
Dec
Cheniere Energy starts exports at Corpus Christi LNG first terminal (US)
According to US-based project company Cheniere Energy, the first commissioning cargo of LNG has loaded and departed from its US$15bn Corpus Christi liquefaction and export terminal project in Texas (United States). This marks the first export of LNG from the state and as well from a greenfield export project in the Lower 48 states.
12
Dec
Novatek's Yamal LNG export project ramps up to full capacity (Russia)
According to the Russian independent gas producer Novatek, its joint venture (JV) Yamal LNG has reached full capacity at the plant’s three LNG liquefaction trains. The three 5.5 Mt/year liquefaction trains of the Yamal LNG project are now operational with a total combined nameplate capacity of 16.5 Mt/year.
11
Dec
EU requires TenneT to boost power trading capacity between Denmark and Germany
The European Commission has adopted a decision imposing transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT to increase the electricity trading capacity between Western Denmark and Germany and to ensure a specific guaranteed capacity available at all times. This announcement ends the formal investigation opened in March 2018 to check whether TenneT infringed EU antitrust rules by systematically limiting southward capacity at the power interconnection between the two countries.
10
Dec
Polish coal producer JSW seeks to grow its output through acquisitions
Polish coking coal producer JSW (Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa) has unveiled plans to increase its output by 2.5 Mt/year to 3 Mt/year through acquisitions. Its 2030 production target has been set at 18 Mt/year, much above the current 14.8 Mt/year (including all types of coal). However, the share of thermal coal in its production will dwindle from the current 25% to 10%. The group will focus on coking coal, betting on the rising needs of the European steel industry.
