Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Taking the average of five leading forecasters, liquids demand this year will grow by 1.15 million barrels per day even as China鈥檚 dominance wanes.On the supply side, production of oil and other liquids will increase by around 1.5 million b/d, according to the average forecast.Averages suggest more supply than demand, but forecasters disagree on whether markets will see a surplus, a deficit or be roughly in balance. Save for later Print Download Share A consensus of five forecasters sees liquids demand growing by around 1.15 million b/d this year, just above the 20-year historical average of 1 million b/d, which also was the average demand growth among the same five forecasters last year.
