China’s Changing Energy Habits are Reshaping Global Oil Markets 

The biggest force in oil markets may no longer be supply but China’s falling demand  The turmoil in the Middle East was expected to unleash another global oil shock. It didn’t.  Despite fears that crude could soar above US$200 a barrel, prices remained relatively subdued. Strategic petroleum reserve releases and increased production helped, but one country played a larger role than many observers realized: China.  Continue reading China’s Changing Energy Habits are Reshaping Global Oil Markets  at The Afro News.

China’s Changing Energy Habits are Reshaping Global Oil Markets 
China’s Changing Energy Habits are Reshaping Global Oil Markets 

The biggest force in oil markets may no longer be supply but China’s falling demand 

The turmoil in the Middle East was expected to unleash another global oil shock. It didn’t. 

Despite fears that crude could soar above US$200 a barrel, prices remained relatively subdued. Strategic petroleum reserve releases and increased production helped, but one country played a larger role than many observers realized: China. 

Continue reading China’s Changing Energy Habits are Reshaping Global Oil Markets  at The Afro News.