ENERGY
Online
FT reporters
assess the likely
demand for
energy in key
global marketsFINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Monday December 5 2011
www.
ft.
com/energydec2011 | twitter.
com/ftreports
T
hree years ago,
energy investment
plunged in the face
of a...
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ENERGY
Online
FT reporters
assess the likely
demand for
energy in key
global marketsFINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Monday December 5 2011
www.
ft.
com/energydec2011 | twitter.
com/ftreports
T
hree years ago,
energy investment
plunged in the face
of a tougher financing environment and
weaker demand for power,
as the worst recession since
the second world war took
hold.
The recovery has been
uneven, but global primary
energy demand rebounded
strongly, up a remarkable 5
per cent in 2010.
Today, the eurozone crisis
and fears over the US’s
indebtedness have once
again put energy executives
on alert.
As governments
implement tough austerity
measures, executives are
watching closely whether
the weakening economic
outlook in the west will
affect demand and curtail
investment plans.
Policymakers are under
pressure to ensure energy
bills remain affordable.
So far demand has held
up, thanks to the
unquenched appetite from
the emerging economies of
Asia, Latin America and
the Middle East.
Less
