Arch Coal rose$. 37 or 7.4 percent, to $5.38. Consol Energy Inc. rose $1.09 or 3.2 percent, to $35.06. Peabody Energy rose$. 88 or 4.4 percent, to $21.09.
NEW YORK-- James River Coal Co. shares extended their rally Monday on news that the company reached deals to exchange about $243.4 million of existing debt for $123.3 million in new debt, pushing back the maturity of some of it by three years.
Arch Coal rose$. 35 or 7.0 percent, to $5.36. Consol Energy Inc. rose $1.44 or 4.2 percent, to $35.41. Peabody Energy rose$. 71 or 3.5 percent, to $20.92.
BOGOTA, May 20- With Colombia's oil reserves stretching to less than seven years, its biggest challenge is boosting exploration and attracting fresh investment to uncap a "world of discovery" in shale oil, the energy minister said.
Arch Coal rose$. 08 or 1.6 percent, to $5.09. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 69 or 2.0 percent, to $34.66. Peabody Energy rose$. 30 or 1.5 percent, to $20.51.
LONDON, May 20- Petroleum coke piled up along the banks of the Detroit River has sparked a storm of protest from local residents and environmental campaigners, who claim they are just one more problem associated with the bituminous tar sands being mined in western Canada.
*Gold companies' shares drop, rand also under pressure. JOHANNESBURG, May 20- Big wage hikes demanded by the government-allied trade union in South Africa's coal and gold industries helped push the rand to a four-year low on Monday, highlighting the ripple effect of the prospect of more turmoil in the industry.
HOUSTON/ NEW YORK, May 20- For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. News from two of the country's less developed shale plays in Colorado and Ohio last week offer a reality check for the wave of euphoria that has washed across the industry.
HONG KONG, May 20- Hong Kong shares were set to start at their highest in more than a week on Monday, with index gains helped by a 4.4 percent climb for China Coal Energy as markets returned from a public holiday last Friday. The Hang Seng Index was expected to open up 1.2 percent at 23,348.7, its highest since May 9.
Arch Coal rose$. 05 or 1.0 percent, to $5.01. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 33 or 1.0 percent, to $33.97. Peabody Energy rose$. 07 or. 3 percent, to $20.21.
Arch Coal rose$. 02 or. 4 percent, to $4.98. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 05 or. 1 percent, to $33.69. Peabody Energy fell$. 05 or. 2 percent, to $20.09.
Arch Coal rose$. 10 or 2.0 percent, to $5.06. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 36 or 1.1 percent, to $34.00. Peabody Energy rose$. 09 or. 4 percent, to $20.23.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- CONSOL Energy Inc. says it's got federal approval to restart its sprawling Blacksville No. 2 coal mine with the morning shift on Monday. The operation straddling the West Virginia- Pennsylvania border was evacuated March 12 after smoke began pouring from a shaft in Wayne Township, Pa.
Arch Coal unchanged at $4.96. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 32 or. 9 percent, to $33.64. Peabody Energy rose$. 01 or percent, to $20.14.
*Oil output from Ohio's Utica shale to be dwarfed by gas. NEW YORK, May 16- Oil output from the Utica shale in Ohio was less than expected last year, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said on Thursday, denting the Utica's image as America's next oil-producing frontier.
*Oil output from Ohio's Utica shale to be dwarfed by gas. NEW YORK, May 16- Oil production from the Utica shale in the U.S. state of Ohio was lower in 2012 than first anticipated and in much of the play it will be dwarfed by "significant" gas output, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said on Thursday.
Arch Coal rose$. 12 or 2.4 percent, to $5.08. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $33.93. Peabody Energy rose$. 17 or. 8 percent, to $20.30.
MONTPELIER, Vt.-- The owner of a crude oil pipeline that runs between Maine and Montreal is asking Vermont environmental regulators to reconsider a ruling that would require a new review under the state's land-use planning law if the company seeks to move Canadian tar sands oil to Portland for possible shipment to markets across the world.
Arch Coal unchanged at $4.96. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $33.93. Peabody Energy fell$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $20.10.
Arch Coal fell$. 04 or. 8 percent, to $4.96. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 01 or percent, to $33.96. Peabody Energy rose$. 36 or 1.8 percent, to $20.13.