BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2010: Recession drove 2009 energy demand lower; Oil giant says global reserves sufficient to meet 2009 production for 45.7 years
Jun 10th, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
BP, the embattled oil giant, on Wednesday launched its BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2010, in which it announced that the global recession drove energy demand lower in 2009 than the previous year, the first such decline since 1982, as the world economy contracted for the first time since the Second World War. Global reserves are sufficient to meet 2009 production for 45.7 years.