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IEA says China oil demand increase is astonishing

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The IEA has said that China’s demand for oil jumped by an astonishing 28% in January 2010 compared with the same month a year earlier. The IEA added that demand for oil in 2010 would be underpinned by rising demand from emerging markets, with half of all growth coming from Asia.
But the IEA predicted demand [...]


IEA’s Tanaka says monthly oil forecast little changed

IEA’s Tanaka says monthly oil forecast little changed thumbnail

The IEA’s global oil demand forecast will likely be little changed this month, as economic uncertainty in developed nations overshadows emerging market growth, Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said.
The IEA, which advises oil consuming nations, will release its monthly report on global energy supplies and demand tomorrow in Paris. The US Energy Department and OPEC increased [...]


Head of the IEA warns of wild crude oil price swings

Head of the IEA warns of wild crude oil price swings thumbnail

Countries must brace for a return to wild oil price swings as the global economy recovers, the head of the IEA has warned. “Volatility has receded compared to the roller coaster of 2007 and 2008,” Nobuo Tanaka told reporters on the sidelines of an energy forum in Tokyo.
“But the market could easily become again more [...]


IEA holds Oil Price Formation Workshop in Tokyo, Japan

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The IEA yesterday held an “Oil Price Formation Workshop” in Tokyo with the Institute of Energy Economics Japan, including over 80 participants from the oil industry, financial institutions, regulators and exchanges.
The IEA stated that greater transparency of oil supply and oil demand data and a global effort to improve regulation of over the counter markets [...]


IEA says market can absorb loss of 1yr Iran oil supply

IEA says market can absorb loss of 1yr Iran oil supply thumbnail

The IEA said on Friday that world oil stocks can absorb the loss of supply from Iran for a year and this should have a calming effect on the oil market.
Iran is OPEC’s second largest producer and concerns that the row with the US and its allies over Tehran’s nuclear programme may lead to a [...]


IEA says winter cold weather is not boosting oil demand

IEA says winter cold weather is not boosting oil demand thumbnail

In spite of a winter that has been colder than normal, heating oil demand in industrialised countries this quarter is down thirteen percent from last year, says the IEA.
Conventional wisdom and common sense would suggest that cold weather increases heating oil demand, which lifts demand for crude, and higher demand leads to higher oil [...]


IEA says crude oil demand has peaked in developed world

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The IEA says that crude oil demand has peaked in the developed world and will never return to 2006 and 2007 levels because of more fuel efficiency and the use of alternatives, the chief economist of the IEA said on Thursday.
The bold prediction, while made previously by some analysts, is significant because the IEA advises [...]


IEA to Meet CFTC and OPEC on curbing oil price speculation

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The IEA is to meet with OPEC, banks and US and UK regulators in Tokyo in February 2010 to discuss limiting oil price speculation.
IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said today he has asked US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, officials of the UK Financial Services Authority, and bank executives including Lawrence Eagles, head [...]


Turkey oil stock level below 90 day rule in 2009 says IEA

Turkey oil stock level below 90 day rule in 2009 says IEA thumbnail

Turkey dipped below the IEA’s required oil stock level in October 2009, below the 90 day rule, the latest data shows, but the country expects November data to show its stock levels to be back in line with the requirement, an official from the IEA said Tuesday. According to the IEA data for October, Turkey’s [...]


IEA cuts non OPEC oil forecast on lower Azerbaijan production

IEA cuts non OPEC oil forecast on lower Azerbaijan production thumbnail

The IEA cut its forecast for oil supply from outside OPEC member countries for 2010 because of lower than expected production in Azerbaijan.
Non OPEC member countries, accounting for about 60 percent of the global total, will provide 51.5 million barrels a day in 2010, or 150,000 barrels a day less than previously estimated, the Paris-based [...]


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