BP Energy Outlook 2018: What's changed since last year?

Madeleine Cuff
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Comparing last year's Outlook to the latest one reveals crucial shifts in BP's expectations for green technologies

Each year oil giant BP's energy market outlook seems to deliver much the same message to energy industry observers: oil and gas demand will continue to grow, energy use will rise around the world, and...

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