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Millennium Bulk Terminals – what happens to seaborne thermal coal if more port capacity is available from the US West Coast?
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Report summary
The Millennium Bulk Terminals (Millennium) is a proposed coal export facility located on the Columbia River in Longview, Washington. The Lighthouse Resources-operated facility would provide an alternative to export Powder River Basin (PRB) coal, which currently is exported via western Canadian ports. Since its proposal almost seven years ago, the project has been held up by stiff legal challenges from state agencies, Native American tribes and environmental groups, and remains in the permitting phase. With significant permitting risk attached to the development of this project, it was not included as part of our recent base case forecast. However, with its state EIS released in April, we consider it prudent to examine the potential impact of the project.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- How will the terminal impact the seaborne coal market?
- PRB versus Australian coal production
Tables and charts
This report includes 11 images and tables including:
- The Millennium Bulk Terminals
- The Millennium Bulk Terminals
- Total US exports of PRB, Bull Mountain and Western Bituminous coals through any port (Mt)
- Top 3 PRB importers (Millennium High)
- Top 3 PRB importers (Millennium Low)
- Net gain and loss (Millennium High)
- Millennium Bulk Terminals – what happens to seaborne thermal coal if more port capacity is available from the US West Coast?: Image 7
- Supply and demand of Indonesia thermal coal (Mt)
- Example of competitive margin comparison in 2029 - US WC to S China vs Indonesia to S China (5100 kcal/kg GAR equivalent)
- Australian thermal production from possible and probable mines (Mtpa)
- FOB Newcastle 6,000 kcal/kg NAR, market (real US$/t)
What's included
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