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Will mine closures in the Illinois Basin result in a coal shortage in 2017?
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Report summary
As coal demand is projected to rise, the Illinois Basin (ILB) looks particularly vulnerable for an under supply situation due to all of the recent mine closures.
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Table of contents
- 20% of Illinois Basin mine capacity shuttered in two years
- Higher natural gas prices should result in greater demand for ILB coal next year
- Stockpile adjustments needed before buyers return to the market
- Growth in ILB export demand is another wildcard
- Latent capacity in the ILB is available but miners need to be re-called
- Coal supply from other regions in 2017 will be limited but sufficient
- Conclusion
Tables and charts
This report includes 6 images and tables including:
Images
- Henry Hub: history and forecast
- Basin stockpiles (average) vs. days burn
- Basin stockpile change
- ILB domestic price vs. export netback
- ILB shuttered mine production and capacity compared to demand
Tables
- Illinois Basin netback prices into ARA
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