Monday, February 27, 2012

Asia displacing North America as the Wheelhouse for growth as shown by oil consumption

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Nice data from the EIA showing petroleum consumption by region.  This, in part, explains why the stock rallies are starting to sputter in Korea and India, both heavily exposed to oil prices.
Bloomberg reports that “in 2011, Japan, South Korea, India and China accounted for 60 percent of Iran’s oil sales.”  The Iranian crisis and oil spike has the potential to create some very big challenges to the world’s geopolitical structure.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/asia-now-worlds-largest-oil-consuming-region-2012-2#ixzz1naWPY63W

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