IEA Slashes Oil Demand Growth Forecast

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday that global oil demand growth has markedly decelerated and is set for just 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2024 due to rapidly slowing Chinese consumption. The Agency cut its growth estimate by 70,000 bpd from last month’s assessment. Global oil demand growth in the first half of 2024 was only 800,000 bpd year-on-year, the lowest pace of growth since 2020, the IEA said in its closely-watched Oil Market Report out today.   The main driver of the sluggish growth has been “a…