World Energy Patterns Showed Evidence of Shifting in 2006

The year 2006 was another year of high and volatile energy prices. But despite high prices, world energy consumption growth remained above average, continuing the trend of recent years

Energy use is also increasingly shifting away from OECD countries and becoming more carbon-intensive.
It was a year when energy markets were once again the centre of attention, attracting the interest of politicians, consumers and policy-makers alike.