AI Set to Drive 50% Rise in Copper Demand by 2040 | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Related News By Irina Slav – Jan 08, 2026, 2:30 AM CST Artificial intelligence could boost global copper demand...Continue Reading
China’s Battery Boom Is Running Into a Very Familiar Problem | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Related News By Irina Slav – Jan 08, 2026, 12:54 AM CST The Chinese industry ministry has sounded the overcapacity...Continue Reading
China Bans Rare Earths Exports To Japan Over Taiwan Spat | OilPrice.com Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com. More Info Premium Content By Alex Kimani – Jan 07, 2026, 7:00 PM CST China has banned exports of dual-use items, including rare earths, to Japan, in retaliation...Continue Reading
Energy Investors Rearrange Priorities, Focus on Supply | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Premium Content By Irina Slav – Jan 07, 2026, 6:00 PM CST The AI boom has sharply shifted energy priorities, doubling OECD demand...Continue Reading
Why Colombia’s Cocaine Production Keeps Setting New Records | OilPrice.com Matthew Smith Matthew Smith is Oilprice.com’s Latin-America correspondent. Matthew is a veteran investor and investment management professional. He obtained a Master of Law degree and is currently located… More Info Premium Content By Matthew Smith – Jan 07, 2026, 5:00 PM CST Colombia’s cocaine production has...Continue Reading
The Breakthrough That Finally Makes Green Hydrogen Cost-Competitive | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She has extensive experience writing and editing environmental features, travel pieces, local news in the… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Jan 07, 2026, 4:00 PM CST A new system developed...Continue Reading
Why Venezuela’s Vast Oil Wealth Couldn’t Prevent Its Collapse | OilPrice.com Robert Rapier Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer in the energy industry. He has 25 years of international engineering experience in the chemical, oil and gas, and… More Info Premium Content By Robert Rapier – Jan 07, 2026, 3:00 PM CST Venezuela’s oil collapse...Continue Reading
Iraq Moves to Take Over Operations at West Qurna 2 | OilPrice.com Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com. More Info Related News By Alex Kimani – Jan 07, 2026, 2:30 PM CST The Iraqi government has approved a move to take over operations at the West...Continue Reading
The UAE’s $150 Billion Gas Bet Could Upend Global LNG Markets | OilPrice.com Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – Jan 07, 2026, 2:00 PM CST The...Continue Reading
The season of peace on earth and goodwill to all men did not last long, and while I’ll shed no tears at seeing a corrupt dictator snatched from his lair, it’s fair to say that 2026 is off to an uneasy start. The market response to Donald Trump’s audacious swoop on Venezuela has been predictably...Continue Reading
