16 September
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has again reduced its 2020 oil demand forecast as Covid-19 pandemic continues to dampen demand. The agency trimmed outlook by 200,000bpd to 91.7 million bpd, reported Reuters. In the monthly report, IEA also warned that the recovery will slow down in the second half of this year. Rising Covid-19 cases in some countries, remote working programmes and struggling aviation sector are contributing factors to the weak demand, it further added.
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