Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Surge in global oil supply may overtake demand in 2018, energy agency says



The rise in international oil production, led by the United States, is likely to outpace growth in demand this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.
The Paris-based IEA constructed its forecast for oil demand growth in 2018 to 1.4 million barrels per day, from a preceding projection of 1.3 million bpd, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) upped its conclusion of global economic growth for this year and next.
Oil demand grew at a rate of 1.6 million bpd in 2017, the IEA said in its monthly market report.
However, the rapid rise in output, particularly in the United States, could well outweigh any pick-up in demand and begin to push up global oil inventories, which are now within sight of their five-year average. Read More


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