1. American gasoline demand has been rising at a fast clip due both to the boom here and to the growing sales of inefficient sport utility vehicles. 2. Analysts will be looking for signs that gasoline demand will weaken in coming weeks as summer winds down. 3. Analysts are confident gasoline demand will improve rapidly as warmer weather encourages people to use their cars more. 4. Analysts are also looking for signs that gasoline demand, is robust, even as the peak summer driving season winds down. 5. Analysts were also looking for signs that gasoline demand, is robust, even as the peak summer driving season winds down. 6. And while the summer surge in gasoline demand is still to come, refinery demand is at its greatest just before the season begins. 7. And while the summer surge in gasoline demand is still to come, refinery demand is normally at its greatest just before the season begins. 8. At one extreme, the Energy Department said it expected gasoline demand to set records this summer. 9. BP said margins could be supported later in the year by seasonally stronger summer gasoline demand in the U.S. and Europe. 10. A Department of Energy report predicting record gasoline demand this summer helped boost prices today, analysts said. |