"Well, for OPEC, we have demand growth this year at 1.9 million barrels a day," OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al Ghais told CNBC's Dan Murphy Monday at the Adipec energy conference in Abu Dhabi.
watch nowThe Vienna-based oil producer group in mid-October downwardly revised its projections for oil demand growth in the near-term, forecasting growth of 1.93 million barrels a day this year and 1.64 million barrels a day in 2025.
This compared to previous forecasts of 2.03 million and 1.74 million barrels a day, respectively.
The forecasts come amid a slowing Chinese economy, which has significantly hit oil demand and abundant global supply.
When asked about concerns over China's economic trajectory, the OPEC chief replied: "We have China growing at 0.6 million barrels a day this year ...
Persons:
Haitham Al Ghais, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Al Ghais
Organizations:
OPEC, International Energy Agency
Locations:
Abu Dhabi, Vienna, Paris, China, United States, U.S