Weekly US coal production totaled an estimated 10.9 million st in the week that ended Saturday, down 2.8% from the prior week's estimate but 31.8% below the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday.
Year-to-date coal production totaled an estimated 222.1 million st, down 33% from the same period a year ago.
Based on production estimates through the 19 weeks reported so far this year, coal production on an annualized basis would total 607.9 million st, down 32.1% from 2015 and the lowest annual total since 1973.
For the week, output in Wyoming and Montana, which mostly comprises Powder River Basin production, totaled an estimated 5.1 million st, down 3.1% from the prior week and 28.7% from the same week a year ago.
Year-to-date coal production in Wyoming and Montana hit an estimated 104.9 million st, down 30.8% from last year. On an annualized basis, coal output in the two states would total 287 million st, down 30.6% from year-ago levels.
In Central Appalachia, weekly coal production totaled an estimated 1.2 million st, down 3.1% from the prior week and 41.9% from the year-ago week.
Year-to-date production in the basin totals an estimated 25 million st, down 39.4% from last year. On an annualized basis, CAPP production in 2016 would reach 68.3 million st, down 35.6% from last year.
Weekly coal production in Northern Appalachia totaled an estimated 1.4 million st, down 3.4% from the previous week and 32.6% from last year.
Year-to-date production totals an estimated 28.3 million st, down 35.4% from last year. On an annualized basis, coal production would total 77.6 million st, down 33% from 2015.
In the Illinois Basin, weekly coal production totaled an estimated 1.5 million st, down 3.6% from last week and 33.6% from the same week a year ago.
Year-to-date production totals an estimated 32.4 million st, down 30.8% from last year. On an annualized basis, coal production would total 88.7 million st, down 30.6% from last year.
