IEA cuts oil demand outlook

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MG News | March 16, 2022 at 03:16 PM GMT+05:00

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March 16, 2022: The International Energy Agency cut its world oil demand forecast for 2022 on Wednesday, warning that sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine could spark a global supply "shock".

"Faced with what could turn into the biggest supply crisis in decades, global energy markets are at a crossroads," the IEA said in a monthly report.

"While it is still too early to know how events will unfold, the crisis may result in lasting changes to energy markets," said the Paris-based agency, which advises developed countries.

Russia, the world's biggest exporter of oil, has been hit with a slew of international sanctions over the war in Ukraine, which sent oil prices soaring.

While the measures exclude the energy market, the IEA said major oil companies, trading houses, shipping firms and banks have "backed away from doing business with the country".

The United States and Britain have announced their own bans on Russian oil imports.

"The implications of a potential loss of Russian oil exports to global markets cannot be understated," the IEA said.

"The prospect of large-scale disruptions in Russian production due to wide-ranging sanctions as well as decisions by companies to shun exports after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine is threatening to create a global oil supply shock," it said.

The agency lowered its forecast for growth in oil demand by nearly one million barrels per day.

It now expects world oil demand to reach 99.7 million barrels per day this year.

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