Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Decoupling In Oil Markets: Asia's Developing Thirst

Decoupling in oil markets as seen by the Economist.


According to the Economist, ``GLOBAL demand for oil is set to rise from 84.7m barrels per day (bpd) in 2008 to 105m bpd in 2030, says the International Energy Agency in its latest annual energy report. Transport will account for 97% of this increase as rising numbers of cars hit the roads of the developing world. Demand from these countries will overtake that of the industrialised OECD nations by 2030. By then, America, Japan and Europe will be using less oil than in 1980. But the thirst for oil will balloon in Asia—and in India and China in particular—where demand is predicted to rise by as much as 400% compared with 2008."

See our earlier June post:


Decoupling in Oil Markets: The Centre of Gravity in Energy Markets Has Shifted To Emerging Markets

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