1992年,全世界能源消耗仅增加0.2％。发展中国家去年的能源消耗增加4.8％,其中菲律宾、韩国、泰国的增长率高达两位数。欧洲工业化国家去年的能源消耗略有下降,美国和日本增加不多。在各种能源中,石油消费增加3％,煤气增加3.5％,煤炭和核能所占份额下降。今后的石油供应不会有问题。欧佩克已能满足增加的石油消耗,其它产油国的产油量也在不断增加。 In 1992, the world’s energy consumption increased by only 0.2%. Energy consumption in developing countries increased by 4.8% last year, with the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand having double-digit growth rates. Energy consumption in European industrialized countries dropped slightly last year, with little increase in the United States and Japan. Among various energy sources, oil consumption increased by 3%, coal gas by 3.5% and coal and nuclear energy by declines. The future of oil supply will not be a problem. OPEC has been able to meet the increased oil consumption, oil production in other oil producing countries are also increasing.