Commodity Market Report
North America coal long-term outlook H1 2019: Competition Drives Decline
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Report summary
Coal demand in the US will fall 20% over the next 5 years as a super-abundance of natural gas produced in association with tight oil recovery will drive natural gas prices to just over US$2.00/mmbtu. Over the same period, Wood Mackenzie estimates that 51 GW of coal plants will retire. But, is that the end for coal? Read how the coal market fares in this latest release of our North America Coal Markets Long-term outlook.
Table of contents
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Key Findings
- Near-term (2019 to 2021): Gas, gas and more gas
- Near-term (2019-2023) Summary
- Mid-term(2024 to 2027): A respite
- Mid-Term (2024-2027) Summary
- Long-term (2028 to 2040): Carbon taxes and Renewable growth
- Long-term (2028-2040) Summary
- Key Issues and Uncertainties
Tables and charts
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Near-term (2019-2023) forecast of US coal supply and demand (Mst)Mid-term (2024-2027) forecast of US coal supply and demand (Mst)Long-term (2028-2040) forecast of US coal supply and demand (Mst)US coal price forecast (Real 2019 US$/st)US supply/demand balance (Volume - Mst, Prices - Real 2019 US$/st )
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