ExxonMobil Predicts Steady Oil Demand Through 2050
Company's report challenges green energy transition goals, foreseeing fossil fuels as primary energy source despite renewable growth.
- ExxonMobil projects global oil demand to remain above 100 million barrels per day through 2050.
- The report anticipates oil and natural gas will constitute over half of the world's energy mix by mid-century.
- Developing nations' rising energy needs are expected to drive a 15% increase in global energy use.
- Renewables will grow but won't significantly dent fossil fuel dominance, according to ExxonMobil.
- Exxon warns that underinvestment in oil production could lead to severe supply shocks and economic crises.