Still a buyers' market for energy, but wait...

摘要

World prices for energy are expected to inflate in 2010 in line with increased demand during a broad-based economic recovery. But, in the shorter term, the next six months of 2009, energy buyers will face a marketplace full of reduced demand, increased supply and erratic prices. Crude oil. The 2.5% collapse in world demand has put refinery utilization rates at 85% of capacity and stockpiles at higher levels, around 25 days of supply. The recent uplift in crude prices isn't expected to trigger a spike; in fact, analysts see pullbacks as summer turns into autumn.