The world’s most important crop for food security is reaching its lowest price in 18 years.

The shale revolution has given it a freer hand in the Middle East — but that advantage is vulnerable.

Largely unnoticed, an obscure corner of the trade has reached gargantuan proportions.

Coconut oil, a key ingredient in our favorite sweet treat, is becoming very expensive.

Nothing suggests that a repetition of 2020’s plunge is imminent.

The kingdom’s attempts to enforce quota discipline on the OPEC+ cartel are doomed to fail.

Electrifying everything comes with plenty of risks of its own.

For the past 18 months and up to the current selloff, I have been indubitably bearish. But the game is starting to change.

Shale producers reversed the US oil deficit. Now they face ruin at $50-a-barrel.

Crude prices have yet to reach bottom after the Saudis pushed for production increase.

High prices have discouraged stocking up to prepare for next winter.

The London-listed oil giant hasn’t succeeded in closing a valuation gap to its US peers. Maybe a change of domicile is needed.

The closure of Europe’s busiest airport after a fire suggests not paying for adequate back-up systems is a false economy.

Assessing the market requires more than just counting barrels of crude.

Delight over Trump’s election has passed for executives worried about falling prices.

The US trade war will hurt food exports and increase the agricultural trade deficit.

Thinking the unthinkable is useful, especially when the global oil market’s three kings are involved.

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Only natural gas could see a big drop in prices once trade normalizes.

President Trump’s fixation on extracting elements from the war-torn nation is an illusion.

The dollar value of US imports of tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium is too small to matter.

Replenishing stockpiles, however costly, beats gambling that energy costs will decline next winter.

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The 30-year-long trend of integration and liberalization of the region’s electricity market is at risk.

The president wants a lower oil price. The cartel can save face while complying with his wish.

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Wholesale coffee prices have surged. Retail costs will undoubtedly follow suit.

The Danish island is nowhere near becoming a commodity superpower.

The higher-for-longer outlook for prices just got a bit higher and longer.

What I’m watching might give you the jitters.

Prices for the golden commodity are set to drop thanks to a bountiful harvest this year. That doesn’t solve all its problems.

Predictions of declining demand for the world’s most polluting fossil fuel are premature.

The oil giant plans to spend more than rivals on both exploration and shareholder payouts.

The UK oil company’s future as a standalone entity is bleak.

An industry that operates in the shadows stays in the shadows.

The cartel will find one of its members chafing even more than usual against oil production quotas.