International

摘要

The International Energy Agency recently made its biggest downward revision in its forecast for global oil demand in seven years. However, the agency noted conservation measures are unlikely to bring down the record high prices for oil because demand is growing fast enough in China, India and other emerging markets to offset a slowdown in U.S. and European demand growth. LNG will supply about one-third of Asia's energy needs by 2030, with demand boosted by increased use among electricity generators, according to ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil Development Co. Vice President of established areas projects, Alan Hirshberg, told a conference in New Zealand that no fossil fuel will grow faster than natural gas between now and 2030. By then, it will account for almost a quarter of global energy demand, up from 20%. He predicted that by 2030, overall LNG demand will triple although other speakers at the conference said this could happen as early as 2025.