GOOD COAL - CHALLENGING LOCATIONS
Although much of the world's coal trade originates from a
few established exporters, such as South Africa, Australia and
Colombia, or is consumed near where it is produced in places such as
the United States, China and India, rising energy demand has spurred
new activity in locations and with coal qualities long considered
less-than-ideal for export development. Until about a
decade and a half ago , for instance, Indonesia had a minimal export
coal presence. During the 1998 Asian currency crisis, when
exchange rate inflation made it economically
feasible to sell outside the country for really the first time,
and following into the boom in Pacific seaborne demand which started in
the first few years of the following decade, the country rapidly built
up its exports. Indonesia is now the largest international
supplier of thermal coals.
In
some areas export-quality coal may remain undeveloped because of a
number of factors: sub-freezing temperatures; long rail haul distances
or otherwise lacking transport infrastructure; political complexity; or
any combination thereof.
Outside of traditional coal production areas, there many billion
tonnes of proven hard coal reserves. The next exported thermal
coal markets to develop will likely include some of the following:
- Alaska
- Botswana
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
Energy
Edge has direct project experience in many emerging coal markets, and
contacts on every continent where new development and exploration is
taking place. If you have questions about developments on coal's
geographic frontiers, Energy Edge Partner Martin Bloemendal can inform you fully. Please feel free to contact him today.
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