VOL. XL

No. 32

11-August-1997

SUPPLY & DEMAND

EU Energy Consumption Rises 3.6% In 1996

Total European Union gross inland energy consumption reached 1,360.4mn tons of oilequivalent (toe) in 1996, or an increase of 3.6% over 1995, according to a report issuedlast month by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities in Luxembourg.There was a big rise of 11.6% in the consumption of natural gas last year, due mainly toincreased use in power generation. Oil demand increased 2.4%...