BP have just released their 2011 Energy Review. It is a weighty...

BP have just released their 2011 Energy Review. It is a weighty document, but well worth skimming, especially for the content about energy demand in China, and the growth in gas consumption worldwide.

http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/reports_and_publications/statistical_energy_review_2011/STAGING/local_assets/pdf/statistical_review_of_world_energy_full_report_2011.pdf

Some key points:

- China becomes the world's biggest energy consumer
- Gas consumption growth of 7.4% in the last year, the most rapid increase since 1984.
- Global consumption of all forms of energy combined was 5.6%, the highest since 1973.

Yaq