[zeeveener]

I think the key word is "decimated".

There will always be some baseline demand for petroleum products, but reducing the demand to be as close to baseline as possible is a good thing.

[Tyrannosaur]

The key word is "decimated", as in, "decreased by 10%"

[jillesvangurp]

More like 90+%. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-produc....

Fuel is by far the largest use of oil. Things like plastics and other oil products are a rounding error compared to that.

[Rinzler89]

See my last paragraph.

[zeeveener]

For sure. I don't think we are disagreeing on that fact, nor do I believe it hurts the validity of my comment.

Two sides of the same coin. Demand will always exist in a waxing / waning fashion. You've identified an area that will temporarily increase demand in the industrializing countries.

My hope is that the reduction in demand in more established countries will be able to offset that increase in demand somewhat. Probably not enough to net-zero it, but hopefully it has some meaningful effect.