VOL. XLI

No. 39

28-September-1998

GENERAL

Korean Energy Demand Down By 6.3% During 1H 98

Koreas domestic energy consumption during the first half of 1998decreased by 6.3% to 82.3mn tons of oil equivalent (toe) compared with 87.8mn toe duringthe same period last year, according to Korea Oil News. Since 1965, yearly energyconsumption has declined only once in Korea, by 0.2% in 1982, the newsletter reported."The yearly growth rate of energy consumption has been maintained at 8% or more since1990,...