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Monday, April 28, 2008

Oil demand destruction, where is it?

Oil is close to $120/barrel, "peak oil" is everywhere you look, so where’s the demand destruction? The latest EIA figures actually show a 0.57% increase in US gasoline demand year on year over the last week. The week prior also showed an increase in gasoline demand, but the 4-week average still shows a 0.5% decrease because of lower demand in 2008 for the weeks ending 4/4/08 and 3/21/08. Regardless of which statistic one chooses, this is hardly a convincing case for demand destruction.


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Good question; where is the demand destruction? I thought we'd see clear signs of it by now.
Posted by Ian Langdon at 11:12 PM

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Ian Langdon
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Third Generation Albertan; my family has been in Alberta for over 100 years. Professional knowledge and experience in the petroleum industry, including petroleum economics. Experience in both domestic and international oil and gas. Experience in both "big oil" and small startup. Social liberal and fiscal conservative.
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