Weekly US coal production estimated at 8.6 million st, down 15.6% on year: EIA

Houston — Weekly US coal production was estimated to be 8.6 million st in the week ended July 4, down 5.3% from the earlier week, Energy Information Administration data showed July 9.

From the year-ago week, output was down 15.6%, the smallest year-on-year decline in 15 weeks.

Output through 27 weeks was about 272 million st, down 26.3% compared with the year-ago period. The five-year average for week 27 is 12.8 million st, leaving the most recent week at a 32.9% deficit.

Annualized, US output is estimated to be 524 million st, down 25.5% from 2019 production.

Production from Wyoming and Montana, which is largely made up of Powder River Basin coal, was estimated at 3.9 million st, down 3.7% week on week and down 17.2% from the year-ago week.

Output from the two states was about 115 million st through 27 weeks, and on an annualized basis it is expected to be over 225 million st, down 28.7%, year on year.

Illinois Basin production was estimated to be 1.1 million st, down 7.9% from the week before and down 18.4% from the year-ago week.

IB production through the year so far was about 36.5 million st. Annualized, it is expected to be 70.3 million st, down 29.4% from 2019.

Output from the Northern Appalachian basin was about 1.3 million st, down 8.8% from the previous week and down 8.4% year on year.

NAPP output was about 39.2 million st through 27 weeks. On an annualized basis it is expected to be 75.5 million st, down 27%.

In Central Appalachia, production was estimated at 1.1 million st, down 5.6% from the earlier week and down 15.4% from the year-ago week.

Over 27 weeks, CAPP output is estimated at 33.4 million st, while on an annualized basis it is expected to be 64.4 million st, down 25.3% year on year.