High oil prices, and record volatility in the price, creates serious challenges for the global economy, which is why the World Bank is trying to find new ways to manage the unpredictable cost of oil

World Finance’s ‘Petroleum Company of the Year’ award has been named – and this highly prestigious, inaugural award goes to the Switzerland-based Manas Petroleum Corporation, which has made a huge impact on the power industry in a relatively brief time

Commodities are being consumed at an alarming rate. A revolution in investment thinking will be needed, says Mike Foster

As the gap between supply and demand threatens to push fuel prices higher, energy efficient strategies, exploration programmes and improved developments in synthetic oils could mitigate the impact

Oil and exploration company Rocksource is scoring impressive successes through the development of a proprietary system of detecting hydrocarbon deposits that promises to significantly improve the odds of a find

Last year marked a record year for gold. At $65bn, consumers and investors spent more money on gold around the world than ever before