For 2017, demand for OPEC crude is projected to increase by 0.9 mb/d to average 32.1 mb/d. The first and the second quarters are expected to increase by 1.6 mb/d and 0.4 mb/d, respectively, while the third and the fourth quarters are projected to increase by 0.7 mb/d and 0.9 mb/d, respectively, versus the same quarters this year.