Tuesday, 13 September 2011

gulfnews : Opec slashes oil demand forecast

Opec sharply revised down its forecast for world oil demand for this year and expected consumption would remain weak in 2012, citing yesterday waning economic growth in key industrialised nations and a weak US driving season.

The 12-nation group that supplies about a third of the world's crude oil slashed its global oil demand forecast by 150,000 barrels per day for 2011 and by 40,000 barrels per day for 2012, saying "turbulence in world economic recovery has resulted in considerable uncertainty for demand growth next year."

It also lowered its estimate for crude produced by Opec nations by about 100,000 barrels per day in 2011.

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