Interview: Statoil Takes Long View on Demand

摘要

The oil and gas industry focuses too much on short-term low oil prices and not enough on long-term energy demand, which will require enormous investment even in a scenario where renewables play a major role, Statoil's chief economist tells International Oil Daily. The current anxiety over low oil prices likely stems from the industry having underestimated the perfect storm that started unfolding two years ago, Eirik Waerness, who is also a vice president at the Norwegian major, said in an interview on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore last week.