Investment binge threatens a hangover for the oil price
Projects with long lead times that began in the $100 a barrel era are joining the supply wave
Oil market braces for Kashagan field’s October debut
Kazakhstani project, designed in $100 crude era, to pour more crude into oversupplied market
London Metal Exchange may need to look to China
Middle Kingdom may offer LME liquidity and volume as it adjusts to commercial operations
Is Wilmar’s second-quarter loss a harbinger for the sector?
Singapore-based agricultural trader cites flooding in Argentina and volatility in soyabean prices
No rush back to big oil projects
Projects making progress share characteristics that make their economics more appealing
Oil price rise lightens mood of Texas oil industry
Dallas Fed’s economic survey shows rise in business activity
China drives raw materials rebound yet underlying hurdles remain
This year’s strength driven by Chinese liquidity seen as just another mini-cycle around longer trend
Cargill juggles customer’s GMO food preferences
Changing customer preferences have big impact for world’s largest commodities trader
China stockpiles intrigue copper market
Inventories worth $2bn could signal the next round of copper-collateral financing
Commodities rebound outruns fundamentals
Demand is better but not by enough to break trend for ‘mini-cycles’
Lesson of 2011 overshadows US commodity crackdown
CFTC withdraws report criticising plans to cap positions in commodity futures
Glencore’s agribusiness disposal is not just about debt
Sale of stake could see group joining forces with investor that would give it firepower to bulk up
The global energy landscape beyond the here and now
Themes over next 20 years will be fast rising demand, natural gas and falling emissions, writes BP chief economist Spencer Dale
Oil bulls’ misplaced optimism
Crude market could remain heavily oversupplied this year, making recovery in prices unlikely
Supply chain scrutiny intensifies for battery materials
Child labour concerns centre on cobalt production in Congo
Miners still digging for victory
Low energy and financing costs keep mines running despite low prices
Libya reaches most critical juncture since Gaddafi’s fall
After oil exporter’s descent into violence, hopes are pinned on prospect of a new government
Rio Tinto set to seal $4bn financing deal for Mongolia copper mine
Miner aims to expand operations at Oyu Tolgoi project in face of commodities downturn
Rifts test Opec’s co-operative worth
Iran and Saudi Arabia at odds over output as oil prices collapse
The folly of the fiscal break-even oil price
Oil’s drop shows methodology does not determine price floor
Metal prices rebound on output cut hopes
Aluminium and nickel producers are already lowering production
Cargill boss MacLennan moves to stamp his mark
Management change brings new generation of leaders to the top table and adds gender diversity
Israel woos foreign energy groups for gas exploration
Political wrangling, red tape and public anger over existing projects may deter overseas investors
