▁long - term ▁demand ▁is ▁soft ening ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁dem ographic ▁and ▁so cio e conom ic ▁changes ▁in ▁developed ▁countries ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁ag ing ▁of ▁O E CD ▁populations ), ▁improved ▁transport ation ▁efficiency , ▁and ▁enc ro achment ▁by ▁subst it utes ▁such ▁as ▁bio fu els ▁and ▁natural ▁gas . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁Daniel ▁Y er gin , ▁Chair man ▁ ▁James ▁Rosen field , ▁Co - Found er ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Cambridge ▁Energy ▁Research ▁Associ ates ▁home ▁page ▁ ▁C ER A Week : ▁C ER A ' s ▁Ann ual ▁Executive ▁Conference ▁ ▁C ER A ▁News , ▁Events ▁and ▁Re ports ▁ ▁Ref lections ▁on ▁historical ▁accuracy ▁of ▁C ER A ▁predictions ▁ ▁Category : Th ink ▁t anks ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Th ink ▁t anks ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pe ak ▁oil ▁Category : E ner gy ▁research <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Men ' s ▁ 2 0 0 ▁met re ▁back stroke ▁competition ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁European ▁Aqu at ics ▁Championships ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Records ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁competition , ▁the ▁existing ▁world ▁and ▁championship ▁records ▁were ▁as ▁follows . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁new ▁records ▁were ▁set ▁during ▁this ▁competition . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁He ats ▁The ▁he ats