VOL. XLVII

No 02

12-January-2004

SUPPLY/DEMAND

EIA Forecasts Strong Demand Growth In 2004 And 2005

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the US Department of Energy has published its first forecast of oil supply/demand for 2005, predicting a continued strengthening of global oil demand from an average 79.1mn b/d in 2003 to 80.7mn b/d in 2004 and 82.3mn b/d in 2005. However, despite overall optimism about oil demand growth on the back of economic recovery, the agency bears out OPECs...