Some observers have conjectured that oil supply shocks in the United States and in other countries are behind the plunge in the price of oil since June 2014. Others have suggested that a major shock to oil price expectations occurred when in late November 2014 OPEC announced that it would maintain current production levels despite the steady increase in non-OPEC oil production…
This paper analyses the risks that major Asian importers would face if oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupted on a large scale – for example, if 10 million barrels a day (mbd) were interrupted for 90 days…
This CEPS’s paper, prepared for the SECURE project (Security of Energy Considering its Uncertainties, Risks and Economic Implications), looks at resource nationalism and political instability as potential causes of disruption to global oil supplies
New Economics Papers Energy Economics (REPEC)
