What Happened to Oil Product Demand in Saudi Arabia During the First Two Quarters of 2020?

Initiative Regional Energy Markets
Type Commentary
Date 31st January 2021

Abstract

In this commentary, we examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various lockdown measures on domestic oil product demand in Saudi Arabia during the first and second quarters of 2020. We explore the pandemic’s effects on six key categories of secondary oil products, as defined by the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) (2020):

liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
gasoline
kerosene
diesel
fuel oil
other oil products

Authors

Anwar Gasim

Research Fellow Anwar joined KAPSARC in 2012 and is a Research Fellow. His research primarily focuses on energy demand, energy prices and… Anwar joined KAPSARC in 2012 and is a Research Fellow. His research primarily focuses on energy demand, energy prices and energy efficiency. He leads the project Modeling Final Energy Demand and the Impacts of Energy Price Reform. Anwar has also led research on energy productivity and embodied energy in international trade. He has published journal articles in leading energy economics journals and has played a key role in multiple research strategy development initiatives at the center. Anwar holds a B.Eng. in Electronic and Communication Engineering from the University of Liverpool and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from KAUST.

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