PARIS: Global oil demand will plunge by a record 9% this year due to coronavirus lockdowns, thwarting efforts by Opec+ to contain the resulting glut of crude, according to the International Energy Agency.
A decade of demand growth will be wiped out in 2020, when consumption will slump by just over nine million barrels a day, the agency said in its monthly report.
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