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Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 11:36 PM Sep 2020

Oil industry paints grimmer picture of pandemic's harm to demand

INGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major oil industry producers and traders are forecasting a bleak future for worldwide fuel demand, due to the coronavirus pandemic’s ongoing assault on the global economy.

The novel coronavirus hammered fuel demand in the spring, causing consumption to drop by more than one-third as billions of people worldwide restricted their movements. Consumption rebounded in the summer, but some countries where infections were under control are seeing a resurgence in the deadly virus, sparking waves of lockdowns that could hamper the recovery.

“Risks remain elevated and skewed to the downside, particularly in relation to the development of COVID-19 infection cases and potential vaccines,” said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, in its monthly report released on Monday.

The virus has infected more than 29 million people, with roughly 925,000 deaths in roughly nine months, according to Reuters data. Several companies are working on a vaccine, but it is likely months away from mass distribution, and it is unclear how effective any vaccine will be in preventing future outbreaks.

OPEC cut its outlook for demand in 2020, saying world oil demand would fall by 9.46 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, an increase of 400,000 bpd from its previous report. It cut its outlook for Asian countries beyond China.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-appec-vitol/oil-industry-paints-grimmer-picture-of-pandemics-harm-to-demand-idUSKBN2650DX

Demand down 9.46 mbpd is only down by about 9%, but every little bit helps curtail climate change.

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Oil industry paints grimmer picture of pandemic's harm to demand (Original Post) Klaralven Sep 2020 OP
As someone who was driving around 300 miles per week lapfog_1 Sep 2020 #1
There's a silver lining to everything. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #2

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
1. As someone who was driving around 300 miles per week
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 11:42 PM
Sep 2020

If I have driven 300 miles in the last 6 months I would shocked.

Suck it oil companies. I'm not ever going back to pre-pandemic habits.

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