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Energy demand to remain subdued for some time yet

The partial easing of coronavirus containment measures has allowed energy demand and prices to pick up from the lows recorded earlier this year. That said, we anticipate that the recovery in energy demand will be only gradual over the next eighteen months and that prices will remain low by past standards. What’s more, we think that there could be longer-term ramifications from the virus-related lockdowns which will hasten the approach of the peak in global oil demand.

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