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Battery metal in hot demand because of electric vehicle boom but hedging options are scant
Naftogaz head says Kyiv is seeking ways to unblock supplies to mitigate loss from Nord Stream 2
Consumption expected to rebound by 5.4m barrels a day this year
Commodity trader to invest in Vostok Oil as it seeks to tap 6bn barrels of crude in Siberia
Decision marks first time Biden administration has loosened penalties
G7 leaders need to define rules that integrate our shared values and promote transparency
Sector enjoys best first months of an administration since Roosevelt’s first term in 1933
Commodity traders reap rewards from pandemic volatility and rising oil and metals prices
Fundraising from investors including Goldman Sachs follows $14bn order from VW
Aim of carbon neutrality demands lighter metals production, potentially adding to rapid rise in commodity prices
Victory for environmentalists comes as groups step up campaigns against other oil projects
Plus, carbon capture and storage catches on in Canada’s oil sands and US coal makes a comeback
Energy to metals group has no plans to go public but such a move would improve its reputation
A hedge, but not necessarily an inflation hedge
Broker’s move sparks concern investors may be increasingly cautious over companies coming to market
Oil group pledges to ‘rise to the challenge’ of cutting net carbon emissions 45% by 2030
Soaring commodity prices drive PPI up 9% in May, stoking global inflation concerns
Materials group Umicore says carmakers might have to pay more to recycle batteries that reach end of life
Oil major says risk profile of area is behind decision to end onshore activity
Chinese demand for the fossil fuel is soaring. So why is supply lagging behind?
Plus, industry’s clout fades, profile of Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and the gulf between climate aims and policies
Biden considers investigation of neodymium magnets in bid to reduce dependency on Beijing
LME bows to opposition from brokers and traders who fought to maintain 140-year-old pit
Demand is set to explode with the rise in renewables technology, but years of under-investment threaten to leave supply short
Justice department officials seize $2.3m of cryptocurrency payments from ransomware attack
Shares in Thungela fall almost 25 per cent on first day of trading
Record shipments and high crop prices boost incomes as subsidies wane
Transition from fossil fuels will create new geopolitical relationships and tensions, say analysts
New waves of social opposition set to hit the industry may change it for the better
Executives want ministers to deliver comprehensive strategy to put sector on sustainable footing
Economy minister calls for further ‘shock absorber’ restrictions as global food costs soar
Questions of control remain at miner
The kingdom’s mercurial energy minister has had to deal with a series of daunting challenges
Laying of controversial $11bn gas pipeline to Europe is finished two weeks before Putin meets Biden in Geneva
Promising returns await those who can tolerate political risks
Latest gold miner to choose UK capital for listing as metal’s price rallies
40% surge in cost of agricultural commodities raises spectre of accelerating inflation
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