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Talking Point: |
The world has been flirting with net oil shortages for the last few years. Indonesia, a founding member of OPEC and a major oil producer for more than 100 years became a new oil importer in 2004. Note that supply increased steadily over the period shown here – the problem is increasing demand. Two related factors fuel an irregular but persistent increase in demand. |
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