IEA sees oil demand climbing 1.6% in 2012

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London—World oil demand is set to riseby 1.6% next year, outpacing the expectedincrease in supply from non-OPEC countriesand boosting demand for OPEC crude, theInternational Energy Agency said July 13. Releasing detailed oil demand and supplyestimates for 2012 for the first time, the IEAsaid it expected world oil demand to rise to91.02 million b/d, up 1.47 million b/d fromthis year’s average of 89.54 million b/d.