Demand for energy is not destroyed, it is subdued or supressed. As prices fall, demand comes back. The EIA data show that over the past 4 weeks demand for gasoline rose week over week. Equilibrium, minus a bunch of speculators, is going to be re-established north of 100 and possibly 110 in oil. Once that becomes apparent the market will take off the discount currently applied to that list of stocks.
Too Soon to Re-enter Oil Stocks? [View article]
Demand for energy is not destroyed, it is subdued or supressed. As prices fall, demand comes back. The EIA data show that over the past 4 weeks demand for gasoline rose week over week. Equilibrium, minus a bunch of speculators, is going to be re-established north of 100 and possibly 110 in oil. Once that becomes apparent the market will take off the discount currently applied to that list of stocks.