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IEA Forecasts Peak Demand by End of Decade

20 Jun 2025 Issue: 68 / 25 By: Jamie Ingram

The IEA sees Opec+ market share suffering further through the remainder of the decade, as global oil demand peaks and non-Opec+ supply remains robust.

Global oil markets are undergoing a fundamental transformation says the IEA, as it points to demand growth slowing to a trickle from 2028 onwards before entering a slight decline in 2030. The group’s closely watched medium term outlook, Oil 2025, was released this week and on a macro level it has largely stuck to the projections in last year’s report (MEES, 14 June 2024), with demand plateauing at the end of the decade.

The IEA sees global demand increasing by 2.5mn b/d to plateau at around 105.5mn b/d by 2030 (see chart 1), with annual demand growth slowing massively from recent typical levels of >1mn b/d. Even this year’s growth is projected at just 720,000 b/d (MEES, 20 June). (CONTINUED – 780 WORDS)

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Charts included Charts

1: IEA Leaves Medium Global Term Oil Demand Outlook Largely Unchanged From Last Year*, Slightly Revises Up 2030 Forecast (mn b/d)

2: IEA Supply Outlook (mn b/d): Opec+ Share Of Global Production To Fall From Current Levels

3: IEA Forecast On Opec+ Crude Capacity Changes (mn b/d: 2030 Vs 2024)

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