Coal’s Revenge II: How the Iran Conflict Repriced Indonesian Coal
For much of the past year Indonesian coal had been drifting lower. Then the Iran conflict rippled through oil and LNG markets, and the same old fuel-switching logic reasserted itself: when gas tightens and energy security becomes the priority, coal moves back into favour. At a glance ICI 3 rose from around US$67/t at the […]
Coal’s Revenge: How a Middle East Crisis Put the Black Rock Back in the Energy Mix
Energy markets have a habit of reminding us that fuels do not trade in neat silos. When geopolitics upends oil and LNG, coal can find itself back in fashion faster than many policymakers would like. At a glance Brent crude moved from the mid-US$80s/bbl range to around US$100/bbl as traders priced in Middle East supply […]