Topic: Robert Ebel

Because its own production of oil is stagnant, the gap between supply and demand must be covered through imports

No answer yet to meet China's oil needs Mar 23, 2005

China's annual growth in demand for oil is without precedent

No answer yet to meet China's oil needs Mar 23, 2005

Our vulnerability is not necessarily found in the volumes of oil we import

Feature: 'war premium' fuels price hikes Feb 18, 2003

The country has been very careful in recent years to maintain its image as a reliable supplier

Analysis: Long-range energy question marks May 03, 2002

Attacks on Afghanistan as such should not disturb current world oil supply. Supplies are plentiful, OPEC is producing perhaps as much as 1.3 million barrels per day above quotas, and the economic downturn is depressing demand. Should Iraq decide to take its 2.4 million barrels per day of exports off the market, spare producing capacity in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere and strategic oil stocks in the United States and Europe are more than adequate to offset this potential loss

Think Tank Wrap-up Oct 11, 2001