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IEA warns of tightening oil supplies

By Carola Hoyos in Madrid and Javier Blas in London

Published: July 1 2008 13:16 | Last updated: July 1 2008 13:16

The oil market will remain tight during the next five years as production from non-Opec countries stalls and demand growth remains relatively strong, the western countries’ energy watchdog warned on Tuesday.

The International Energy Agency’s warning is the starkest sign yet that even record oil prices above $140 a barrel have not yet not done enough to balance demand growth from countries such as China with sluggish supply increases.

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