Commodities

How a Russian invasion of Ukraine might impact crude oil prices
February 22, 2022 08:25 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices have gained nearly 10% in the last one month alone. Russia has tightened its military grip around Ukraine, amassing th...

Commodity wrap-up for the week that was
February 22, 2022 03:52 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights The global commodity market recorded a volatile week, ending on 18 February 2022. Natural gas recorded a weekly gain of 8.05% while cru...

Crude oil rises as Russia-US meeting optimism fades
February 22, 2022 02:48 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices rose on Monday. On Monday, Russian force killed a group of five saboteurs who breached Russia’s southwest border...

Crude oil rises on fresh Russia-Ukraine war warnings
February 21, 2022 02:06 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices rose on Monday. The US and European Union made it ultra-clear that Russia would face sanctions if it invades Ukraine....

How huge lithium deposits in the Himalayas could benefit China
February 20, 2022 12:05 AM AEDT | By Arpit VermaGlobal energy transition is driving prices of green metals to multi-year highs in an attempt to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. The recent rally in...

Oil tumbles as Iran closes in on nuclear deal finalisation
February 17, 2022 02:32 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices tumbled on Thursday. Both France and Iran said parties are closer to an agreement to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Cr...

Oil tumbles 3% as Russia withdraws some troops from Ukraine
February 16, 2022 01:30 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices tumbled on Tuesday. The substantial drop in the prices came after Russia stated that it has withdrawn some of the mili...

Commodity wrap-up for the week that was
February 15, 2022 05:35 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights US inflation hit 7.5% in January to reach the highest level since February 1982. Crude oil, the world's largest traded commodity,...

Oil jumps 2% amid rising tensions between Russia & Ukraine
February 15, 2022 01:48 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices rose on Monday. Ukraine's president declared 16 February as a "day of unity". The US has relocated its embassy operat...

Andrew Forrest vs Blue Hydrogen: Why are industry veterans against H...
February 12, 2022 01:27 AM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Demand for hydrogen has witnessed unprecedented growth in the past few years. The production of blue hydrogen creates a significant amo...

Crude oil rises on Fed rate hike worries
February 11, 2022 02:13 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices rose on Thursday. A day earlier prices jumped significantly due to a fall in the US crude inventories and high energy...

EIA ticks up oil price forecast amid falling inventories, geopolitic...
February 10, 2022 08:47 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights EIA estimates suggest that global oil inventories tumbled in January and commercial inventories in the OECD nations ended the month at 2...

Crude oil rises on falling US crude inventories
February 10, 2022 03:25 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday. The US government is trying its best to urgently negotiate a nuclear agreement with Iran, aiming to...

Oil dips more than 2% as indirect talks between the US & Iran procee...
February 09, 2022 02:10 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices tumbled on Tuesday. The US government is trying hard to urgently negotiate a new nuclear agreement with Iran to quickl...

Oil dips on expectations that Iranian oil could cool global supply c...
February 08, 2022 02:04 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices settled lower Monday. In the last week, the prices of crude oil rallied for the seventh consecutive week. Oil has alr...

Oil rises on supply disruptions amid icy weather in the US
February 07, 2022 01:49 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices rose on Monday. The prices of both the benchmarks surpassed US$90 per barrel. Icy weather conditions in the US have c...

How miners can use microbes to cut their carbon footprint
February 06, 2022 12:33 AM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights The rising demand for energy transition metals has put an extra burden on the mining sector. The industry is looking for measures to li...

WTI Crude surpasses US$90/bbl as frigid weather cascades across the...
February 04, 2022 02:16 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices rose on Thursday. The prices of WTI Crude Oil surpassed US$90 per barrel for the first time since 2014. Bad weather c...

Crude oil rises on OPEC’s decision to boost output
February 03, 2022 02:43 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices inched higher on Wednesday. OPEC and its allies decided to carry forward their plan of increasing the output for the c...

Crude oil remains stable despite speculations of supply boost by OPE...
February 02, 2022 02:43 PM AEDT | By Arpit VermaHighlights Crude oil prices were stable on Tuesday. Oil watchers are eagerly waiting for the OPEC+ monthly meeting, scheduled on Wednesday to deci...