First quarter 2011 exports of US coal reached 26.6 million tons, jumping 49%. Coking coal accounts for 64% of the coal exported but exports of steam coal (power plants) led the boom in exports. Steam coal exports skyrocketed 160%.
Coal exports reached the highest level since 1992 and could exceed 10% of US coal production.
You have one guess about where most of the coal is going.
I can guess but it's depressing wherever it is going.
ReplyDeleteEurope mostly.
ReplyDeleteBut if you want a country breakdown the leaders are: Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, and Brazil.
http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/coal/quarterly/html/t7p01p1.pdf