IEA: ‘Economic Weakness’ Trimming 1Q-2012 Global Refinery Runs

摘要

The latest International Energy Agency (IEA) monthlyOilMarket Report(released January 18) finds that a weak globaleconomy and relatively mild winter weather mean that globalrefinery crude runs for first quarter 2012 are likely to dip by170,000 barrel-per-day (b/d) from the prior IEA forecast, toa total 74.9 million b/d.