VOL. XLIV

No 33

13 August 2001

SUPPLY/DEMAND

EIASays Demand Outlook May Not Be As Dim As Some Would Suggest

TheEnergy Information Administration (EIA) of the US Department of Energy hasreduced its forecast for 2001 oil demand growth to 1mn b/d from 1.2mn b/d, yetsays that the prospects for growth in world petroleum demand this year may notbe as dim as some would suggest. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook,published 8 August, the EIA obliquely takes issue with last monthsInternational Energy...