The coronavirus outbreak could hit global oil demand growth more than currently expected, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, adding that the agency could additionally trim its oil demand growth projections. “We certainly see the lowest oil demand growth in the last 10 years and we may need to revise it …downwards,” the IEA’s executive director Fatih Birol told Reuters at an energy conference in London today. In a sign that the coronavirus outbreak is spreading to international events, the International Petroleum Week in London this week is being held regularly, but many participants have canceled receptions and events at the conference due to the outbreak. Major international oil traders and refiners have canceled networking events, sources told Reuters last week. The comments from the head of the Paris-based agency come a day after oil prices plunged by more than 4 percent as the […]