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Trivia Tidbit Of The Day: Part 81 -- China and Oil.

CHINA'S INSATIABLE AND GROWING THIRST FOR OIL-

In 2003, China overtook Japan as the world's second-largest importer of oil, behind the United States. That was only the beginning:

According to the International Energy Agency:

[OPEC] supplies 38 percent of the world's oil, but by 2030 — thanks in part to China's growing demand — the group's market share is expected to zoom to 54 percent.

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Posted by Will Franklin · 18 June 2005 08:46 AM

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