IEA Marginally Cuts Global Oil Demand Forecast on Mired Outlook Due to China COVID-19 Lockdown, Russia-Ukraine War: FT

IEA Marginally Cuts Global Oil Demand Forecast on Mired Outlook Due to China COVID-19 Lockdown, Russia-Ukraine War: FT
El Paso oil refinery operates near a neighborhood of homes in East-Central El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 10, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has lowered its global oil demand forecast amid surging coronavirus cases in China and weaker than expected demand in the U.S. and other developed countries.

According to the Financial Times report, The agency now expects demand to average 99.4 million barrels a day this year, down from its previous estimate of 99.7 million b/d in March.