{
  "id": 675617,
  "title": "IEA and OPEC split on global oil demand estimates as Strait of Hormuz closure drags",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/iea-and-opec-split-on-global-oil-demand-estimates-as-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:50:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/12/iea-and-opec-split-on-global-oil-demand-estimates-as-strait-of-hormuz-closure-drags"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The world's two most watched oil forecasters published sharply conflicting views of 2026 on Wednesday, with the IEA deepening its call for the first annual demand decline since the pandemic while OPEC still sees consumption growing, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}