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China's oil demand increase 'astonishing', says IEA

news.bbc.co.uk -- China's demand for oil jumped by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with the same month a year earlier, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.

The body added that demand for oil in 2010 would be underpinned by rising demand from emerging markets, with half of all growth coming from Asia.

But the IEA predicted demand in developed countries would fall by 0.3%.


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FuelBarge
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 9:11:24 AM

Will anyone be surprised when oil hits three figures again? China has plenty of money to purchase oil and bid against us.
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amerk73
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:20:59 AM

NO OIL IN CHINA
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albert2008
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:02:33 AM

thats one heck of a jump
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PaylessKY
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:52:52 AM

China's demand will continue to grow.
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gasforus
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:38:42 AM

China is going to run the world someday soon!!
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mmproteus
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:35:57 AM

Spiderjay sez: "China is twice the size of the U.S. and everyone in china want the american dream which is fueled by OIL"

By what metric is China "twice the size of the US"? They are not twice the size of the US in terms of: geographic size, economy, oil and energy consumption etc. The only thing they are larger than the US in is population, and in that they are 3-4 times the size of the US. What is this twice the size bullshit?
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wwcj
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:35:27 AM

Chicoms demand for Oil is great! That is why they are drilling off our shores (Cuba) and we are not!

Lets hope that the VA Governer gets his way and start drilling of the VA coast.

Wile I agree with JimL1, Supply and Demand Plus Govmt Taxes will be the ultimate reason for the cost off Gas rise.

Just hope the Speculators get burned as the recession continues thanks to Obama's current path of government control of our lives.
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spiderjay
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:07:30 AM

JimL1 someone must or it wouldnt be here

China is twice the size of the U.S. and everyone in china want the american dream which is fueled by OIL
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JimL1
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:02:42 AM

?????????????? DOES ANYONE CARE ????????????????
This morning I find that the SPECULATOR & MANIPULATOR stpetebp has posted another article, as have two other SPECULATORs & MANIPULATORs (Timberline & PD ) in hopes of getting more amateur SPECULATOR sucked into the SPECULATOR & MANIPULATOR game.
Yesterday the SPECULATOR & MANIPULATOR stpetebp posted articles, in hopes of getting more amateur SPECULATORs sucked into the SPECULATOR & MANIPULATOR game. The day before yesterday all five articles were put up by the same person, stpetebp . Are stpetebp, Timberline & PD SPECULATORs & MANIPULATORs? This question is valid today, since three articles on the Gas Buddy Blog/Recent News site today are designed to feed the SPECULATOR frenzy.

1)" Building the world's longest ethanol pipeline” (Posted by: stpetebp),
2)“ China's oil demand increase 'astonishing', says IEA” (Posted by: (Timberline), and
3)“ Economic troubles show in oil demand statistics” (Posted by: PD )
These three articles are simply more attempts to stir up the frenzy of SPECULATOR s. Stirring up the frenzy of SPECULATOR s increases the cost of fuel. Is this what we need on a site that is supposed to be dedicated to helping people find less expensive fuel?
Yes, I have been tracking SPECULATOR postings on this site for weeks. The least number of articles designed to increase speculation on any one day has been two. Today it is three out of five. Experienced SPECULATOR s tend to win more profits as more of those not deeply experienced in commodity speculation get into the game. It is very similar to a poker game in that respect. The new players/ SPECULATOR s normally get their clocks cleaned and the experienced players/ SPECULATOR s increase their winnings.
Stirring up the frenzy of SPECULATOR s increases the cost of fuel. Is this what we need on a site that is supposed to be dedicated to helping people find less expensive fuel?
?????????????? AGAIN, DOES ANYONE CARE ????????????????
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Spike294
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I thought that most people were to poor there to own vehicles
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OilerFan
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:00:13 AM

I'm not sure what part of China's increased demand is astonishing. It has been predicted for years and seen to be a real trend. How could someone not figure this out? And, it'll continue and we have to compete with them not only for oil, but also for food; they're buying more and more food from the same sources we use in South America. The age of cheap food is over.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:00:11 AM

thats because they are saving theirs for later.
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mk9999
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:59:36 AM

China is killing us in every way possible.
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Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, up, up!
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:55:43 AM

Then daybayer you must be in need of glasses. China, India and most of the pacific rim is in a massive growth pattern that fast becoming decoupled from the US economy. Last year China had more car sales than the US. Less than 4% of the chinese 1.2 billion population own a car. Just doubling that will be a huge increase in oil demand for China. If you want to bury your head in the sand and live in a fantasy world go ahead, but don't be surprised at how dearly it will cost you.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:55:40 AM

I'm waiting for the next building boom in China...ROADS.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:55:31 AM

Be nice to hear the explanation for the increase but you sure won't find it in this article.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:55:05 AM

makes me love my XOM more every day
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:54:54 AM

1 year ago the economy was is deep recession and this January a short lived recovery. I also read February was a pull back. Oh those poor poor hyper rich middle east countries, each only making 700 mil a day not 1 billion.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:53:21 AM

so its all the fault of the chinese
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:53:17 AM

It's the resultant prices of oil that have and will astonish me.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:51:04 AM

They better watch out. Uncontrolled growth will come crashing down in the end.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:47:58 AM

What do you mean astonishing? They were predicting this a year ago.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:47:55 AM

Someone is stocking up
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:46:29 AM

We have to get alternatives on the market here fast or pay the price!
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:45:33 AM

The statement is irrelavent. So what does it really mean comparing one month with the month from last year? NOTHING.

Trends or annual movements say more than just looking at one month without context.

This just feeds speculators and gives them the jitters. Result? HIGHER OIL AND GAS PRICES. Pure hype.
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I thought they burned rice!
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:44:15 AM

Their demand will keep prices high.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:44:07 AM

There was an article this week that talked about China cutting the import of oil to cut back on the growth that's happen too quickly for their liking.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:43:55 AM

everyone just need to consum less
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:43:39 AM

Once the price gets high enough then the alternative fuels and development will become feasible. But we should use the Oil and Gas that we have in this country while this development is done.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:43:37 AM

We are at the $3/gal area and this will spur on development of alternate fuel vehicles. It also makes us eliminate unnecessary trips etc, money talks. This will also stall our recovery from recession.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:43:35 AM

In other words, blame China for the price of oil.
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those who reap the profit will do what
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:43:06 AM

China is trying to corner the market.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:39:06 AM

I say if America can walk away from Oil, then we never give our secrets to foreign countries!
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:37:46 AM

The price we pay in the U.S. is dependent upon the demand in China and elsewhere. Our best chance is to use alternative sources of fuel and to eliminate unnecessary travel.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:36:33 AM

What did these knuckle heads think? China would stop using energy.
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give'em a car and they will go far
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:34:12 AM

they are drivin up prices with demand
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:33:06 AM

Summary: we are going to pay higher prices for oil products.
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:28:04 AM

The IEA don't know what they are talking about. We need to start drilling at home. consumption at that growth will cause issues.
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predictions are like butts, everyone has one.
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Thanks to WalMart providing China with all those jobs, they now need lots of oil to make all the junk we buy from them and WalMart!
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Another example of China doing what they can to get an even bigger piece of the U.S.
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No one knows and the IEA cannot predicted anything.
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I am not surprised.
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people have jobs in China, a lot of American jobs. if you are working, you can afford to buy gasoline
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When has the International anything been right?
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Support alternative fuels. Hydrogen fuel cells.
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