Reuters: Oil demand may never return to growth in the United States, Europe and parts of Asia, easing the strain on long-term supplies and prices as emerging countries burn ever more fuel. The surge in oil to a record near $150 a barrel last year heightened concern the world will run out of crude and supply will start to dwindle — a theory known as “peak oil”. Now a deepening recession and oil price collapse have raised the issue of whether demand, not supply, is nearing its …