Aramco Says Global Natural-Gas Crisis Is Boosting Oil Demand

  • Crude consumption’s risen by 500,000 barrels a day, says CEO
  • Some markets in Asia are switching to oil, says Amin Nasser
Oil pumping jacks at sunset.Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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Saudi Aramco said the natural-gas crisis was already boosting oil demand and reiterated plans to increase its output capacity.

Crude consumption’s risen by around 500,000 barrels a day, according to Amin Nasser, chief executive officer of the world’s biggest oil company. That’s more than the size of a production increase agreed by OPEC+ for next month.