International Energy Agency as saying that Southeast Asian demand for oil will keep growing until at least 2040 as emerging nations there rely on the fossil fuel to transport their rapidly growing populations, ship goods and make plastics. Oil usage in the region will expand to around 6.6 million barrels per day by 2040 from 4.7 million bpd now, with the number of road vehicles increasing by two-thirds to around 62 million, the agency said in a report. It did not make any forecasts beyond 2040.
A global push to replace combustion engines in vehicles with electric-powered ones to fight climate change has raised concerns in the oil industry that demand for the commodity could peak in the next 10-20 years.
Mr Keisuke Sadamori, the IEA’s director of energy markets and security, said at the Singapore International Energy Week, said that but oil will continue to meet around 90 percent of transport-related demand in Southeast Asia, especially for trucks and ships. He said that “Unless there are any drastic technological changes that can decarbonise these areas, we do not expect oil demand to fall.”
Mr Sadamori said that oil demand from the petrochemicals sector, one of the largest users of the fossil fuel, will also grow fairly substantially. Oil can be used as a raw material for plastics and textiles.
The IEA expects electricity to account for only 1 percent of transport energy demand in 2040, saying there will be only about 4 million electric cars in a total passenger vehicle stock of 62 million.
Meanwhile, Southeast Asia’s overall energy demand is expected to climb nearly 60 percent by 2040 from now, led by power generation, as rising incomes in the region spur more people to buy electric appliances including air conditioners. Source : REUTERS Pipe Industry Co., Limited (www.wilsonpipeline.com)
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