Strong Growth in Oil and Gas Production from Unconventional Sources Will Drive Global Energy Markets Through 2030 but Conventional Gas Will Be Important Too, BP Forecast Says

摘要

BP’s third annual forecast of global energy markets, Energy Outlook 2030, projects the continued boom in unconventional oil and gas production, leading to a redefinition of expectations for major economies and rebalancing of global trade flows. BP’s Outlook is an “assessment of the world’s likely path from today’s vantage point,” which for this year shows little change in the projections for world energy demand and supply since BP’s last Outlook – up about 0.5% by 2030. However, BP revised the North American oil and natural gas supply outlook, BP’s third annual forecast of global energy markets, Energy Outlook 2030, projects the continued boom in unconventional oil and gas production, leading to a redefinition of expectations for major economies and rebalancing of global trade flows. BP’s Outlook is an “assessment of the world’s likely path from today’s vantage point,” which for this year shows little change in the projections for world energy demand and supply since BP’s last Outlook – up about 0.5% by 2030. However, BP revised the North American oil and natural gas supply outlook,