Oil has hit a 2015 high with Brent rising above $69/bbl, extending its rebound since January to more than 50%. Deputy Commodities Editor David Sheppard explains why prices have risen, and whether there is scope for a further increase.

Energy Income Partners Jim Murchie discusses everything from MLPs and Julian Robertson’s genius to the long term benefits of locking in 5% yields with blue-chip utilities.

Jim Paterson discusses uranium market fundamentals and what companies suit investors right now.

Job cuts and the direction of oil prices are just some of the issues being discussed at this year's IHS Energy CERAweek.

Motley Fool Analysts Tyler Crowe and Sean O'Reilly discuss current myths surrounding the oil market, in particular battery tech advances.

Bloomberg's Willem Marx reports on the drop in hydroelectric output in California and its impact on the state. He speaks with Olivia Sterns on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop."

Coal India has a reputation for being lumbering and inefficient, but with a target to double output to almost 1 Bmt by 2020, the world's largest miner by output has a tough task ahead. James Crabtree visits two mines in West Bengal.

Lithium has got good lessons for the other minerals because it’s a bit ahead of the curve in its use in batteries compared to graphite. Lithium back in 2004 had its major use in ceramics and glass, that was the old-school industry use. But then the smartphone took off around 2004 and they needed all these new batteries. And there was a surge in battery production, a surge in lithium, the price spiked because producers weren't ready for it, and lithium went for a bit of a renaissance. Now, after that perfect storm of factors, batteries is the number one market. Graphite is not in that position yet, cobalt actually is in a similar position as lithium but graphite isn’t, but it's coming that way. If the old tradition uses are stalling, the new uses our increasing at whatever rate, then you’ve got a supply challenge on your hands. The key question about all these industries is supply diversification. Can you rely on one country to supply the majority of your lithium or graphite or cobalt? What we look at is if there is any country that supplies 50% or above of one raw material, you’ve got a problem because if these industries grow significantly, which they will do over the next 10 years, but the supply of the minerals doesn’t change then that industry is going to be stifled and you've got a major problem on your hands.

America's abundance of oil has some investors wondering how high levels of storage and shut-in wells could impact energy stocks. Motley Fool breaks down the situation and give some quick words of caution.

Costa Rica manages to achieve a clean energy milestone by using only renewable energy for the first 75 days of the year, a record for any country.

In a new segment for Australian Mining, Editor Cole Latimer and Journalist Vicky Validakis sit down to discuss commodities, the mining industry and breaking news in resources across Australia and the world.