IEA Raises 2020 Oil Demand Forecast but Warns COVID-19 Clouds Outlook

IEA Raises 2020 Oil Demand Forecast but Warns COVID-19 Clouds Outlook
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 21, 2014. Todd Korol/File Photo/Reuters
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LONDON—The International Energy Agency (IEA) bumped up its 2020 oil demand forecast on Friday but warned that the spread of COVID-19 posed a risk to the outlook.

The Paris-based IEA raised its forecast to 92.1 million barrels per day (bpd), up 400,000 bpd from its outlook last month, citing a smaller-than-expected second-quarter decline.