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Chris Wright: “Demand for oil grew about 1% compound annual growth rate…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Exactly. So you know, in a world of economic growth, it's going to continue to grow. If you look at the last 50 years, Demand for oil grew about 1% compound annual growth rate. Coal grew 2%, natural gas grew 3% [over the last 50 years]. Oil is the most expensive, but it's the most flexible. So if you can displace it into something else, you know, people are going to. Innovators are going to do that. (43:55–44:04)

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Asserts historical growth rates for oil, coal, and natural gas demand over the last 50 years.

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