for a second consecutive quarter in January-March , according to the IEA .
`` Fear of domestic economic growth contractSlow.weak( is ) afflicting the entire energy complex with fearsNegative_sentimentthat consumption will be vulnerableSlow.weakthis year , '' Peter Kiernan , lead energy analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU ) , said .
Looking ahead into the second quarter , I expect oil prices to continue to trend upwardMovement.up.gainwhile being kept in check by solidGrow.strongUS shale output levels and caution over the prospect of a contractSlow.weakin global consumption .
LONDON ( Reuters ) - European demand growth for diesel is expected to have hit hardMovement.down.lossin 2015 for the first quarterly downturnMovement.down.lossin nearly two years , the International Energy Agency reported on Thursday , the latest sign of contractSlow.weakin the fuel market .