Tuesday, September 10, 2013

China's foreign crude oil expenses to reach US$ 500 billion by 2020

China's foreign crude oil expenses to reach US$ 500 billion by 2020
David Nealis President of Ceres Ltd.
Global energy consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie has published a report saying that from 2020 China will have to spend roughly USD$ 500 billion a year on foreign crude oil. Woodmac’s President of global markets, William Durbin, told Reuters that 70% of China's oil demand is forecasted to come from imports by 2020. This US$ 500 billion annual cost would be greater than that of the US, which is forecasted to spend US$ 160 billion on foreign crude oil.

This is a motivator to push China to become much more energy independent. 

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