BP CEO: Global Oil Demand Keeps Exceeding Expectations

Global oil demand continues to surprise on the upside, BP Plc (NYSE:BP) Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss told the Energy Intelligence forum in London on Monday, saying that oil demand kept rising on average by more or less 1% each year, with BP predicting robust oil consumption for the next 5-10 years.

Commodity analysts at Standard Chartered have repo…