VOL. XLIV

No. 07

12-February-2001

SUPPLY/DEMAND

US Department Of Energy Sees CrudeMarket Tightness Continuing Through 2001

The spot market price for WTIcrude is likely to remain near to $30/B for the remainder of this year and thesupply/demand balance suggests that inventories in industrialized countries aregoing to remain tight, according to the US Department of Energy (DoE). In theFebruary edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, published on 6February, the DoEs Energy Information...