Oil and the American Way of Life: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
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Oil and the American Way of Life:Oil and the American Way of Life:Don’t Ask, Don’t TellDon’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Robert K. Kaufmann
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
June 1, 2005
http://www.bu.edu/cees/people/faculty/kaufmann/index.html
Basic Facts of the Oil Market 2004Basic Facts of the Oil Market 2004
World oil demand 80.47 million barrels per day
OPEC produces 41 percent of the world market
US Consumed 20.5 million barrels per day
US imports 61 percent of its consumption
General “Beliefs” About the Oil General “Beliefs” About the Oil MarketMarket
•A competitive market will solve all problems in a timely fashion
•Higher prices will elicit increased supply
•Technical change has freed us from the resource base
Does The Source of US Does The Source of US Oil Imports Matter?Oil Imports Matter?
Reducing US Dependence on Reducing US Dependence on Imported Oil is a “Good Thing”Imported Oil is a “Good Thing”
The Costs of Increasing US ProductionThe Costs of Increasing US Production
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Annual Change in Real Oil PricesAnnual Change in Real Oil Prices
Competitive MarketCompetitive Market
Texas RailroadTexas Railroad CommissionCommission
OPEC
Kaufmann, R.K. 1995. A model of the world oil market for Project LINK Economic Modelling 12:165-178
Does the Market See the Future?Does the Market See the Future?
Future contracts do not predict future prices better than naïve models
Abosedra, S and H. Baghestani, 2004, On the predictive accuracy of crude oil futures prices, Energy Policy 32:1389-1393
Does OPEC Matter?Does OPEC Matter?
OPEC Controls Marginal SupplyOPEC Controls Marginal Supply
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Kaufmann, R.K. 1995. A model of the world oil market for Project LINK Economic Modelling 12:165-178
Why Are Prices So High?Why Are Prices So High?
WTI near Month Contract--NYMEX
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The Determinants of World Oil PricesThe Determinants of World Oil Prices
OPEC Capacity Utilization OPEC production divided by OPEC Capacity
Kaufmann et al. 2004 Does OPEC Matter? An econometric analysis of oil price The Energy Journal 26(4):67-90.
OPEC Capacity UtilizationOPEC Capacity Utilization
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The Determinants of World Oil PricesThe Determinants of World Oil Prices
OPEC Capacity Utilization OPEC production divided by OPEC Capacity
OPEC Quotas Levels of production agreed on at OPEC meetings
Cheating Production beyond quotas
OECD Stocks Days of forward consumption
Kaufmann et al. 2004 Does OPEC Matter? An econometric analysis of oil price The Energy Journal 26(4):67-90.
Fear of Supply Disruptions Iraq, Nigeria, Russia
Can The US Do Anything About Can The US Do Anything About High Oil Prices in the Short Run?High Oil Prices in the Short Run?
Low Levels of StocksLow Levels of Stocks
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Do Gasoline Prices RiseDo Gasoline Prices RiseFaster Than They Fall?Faster Than They Fall?
Rising Crude Oil & Motor Gasoline Rising Crude Oil & Motor Gasoline PricesPrices
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Falling Crude Oil & Motor Gasoline Falling Crude Oil & Motor Gasoline PricesPrices
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Gasoline price rise faster than they fall in: Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Idaho (not Washington)
Yes…ButYes…But
Effect caused by stocks and refinery utilization
As demand declines, producers slow refining and sell from stocks, which slows the price drop
As demand rises, refinery capacity limits supply responseKaufmann, R.K and C Laskowski, In press, Causes for an asymmetric relation between the price of crude oil and refined petroleum products, Energy Policy
Will the World Run Out of Oil?Will the World Run Out of Oil?
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This Will Never This Will Never Happen….ButHappen….But
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Can Hubbert’s Bell-Shaped CurveCan Hubbert’s Bell-Shaped CurvePredict The Future?Predict The Future?
The Economic, Geological, andThe Economic, Geological, andInstitutional DeterminantsInstitutional Determinants of Oil of Oil
Production in the Lower 48 StatesProduction in the Lower 48 StatesProd Oil Production in the lower 48 states (billion
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Price Real wellhead oil prices (1982 dollars per barrel)
Cost Average cost of production in the lower 48 States (1982 dollars per barrel)
Ration Fraction of Texas capacity allowed to operate by the TRC (dimensionless)
Kaufmann, RK and CJ Cleveland, 2001 The Economic, geological and institutional determinants of oil production in the lower 48 States, The Energy Journal 22:27-49.
Oil Production in the Lower 48 StatesOil Production in the Lower 48 States
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ImplicationsImplications
Results imply Hubbert was luckyAccuracy of US forecast was spurious Cannot be used for other regions
Government interventionProduction will not change smoothly towards depletionPrices will not increase smoothly towards choke priceMore government intervention that currently envisioned?
Does The Peak Matter?Does The Peak Matter?
Oil Production: Lower 48 StatesOil Production: Lower 48 States
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Time to Plan AheadTime to Plan Ahead
Gever, J, R.Kaufmann, D. Skole,, C. Vorosmarty, 1986, Beyond Oil Ballinger Publishing Company, Cambridge, Ma
Will Opening ANWR Solve US Will Opening ANWR Solve US Supply Constraints?Supply Constraints?
USGS Projections For ANWRUSGS Projections For ANWR
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US Refining CapacityUS Refining CapacityEnvironmental or Market Failure?Environmental or Market Failure?
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Where Will the World’s SupplyWhere Will the World’s Supplyof Oil Come From?of Oil Come From?
Remaining Supplies of OilRemaining Supplies of Oil
Figure From The End of Cheap Oil National Geographic 2004Figure From The End of Cheap Oil National Geographic 2004
Will OPEC be Able and Willing to Will OPEC be Able and Willing to Expand Production to Maintain Expand Production to Maintain
Prices?Prices?
Political & Economic Limits Political & Economic Limits On OPEC CapacityOn OPEC Capacity
Multinational firms have the capital needed to increase OPEC capacity significantly, but….
OPEC nations currently prohibit foreign investment in productive capacity, but..
OPEC nations don’t have the capital needed to expand capacity significantly
OPEC Has Little Incentive To OPEC Has Little Incentive To Increase Capacity & Production?Increase Capacity & Production?
Increasing capacity leads to higher productionIncreasing capacity leads to higher productionIncreasing production leads to lower pricesIncreasing production leads to lower pricesLower prices reduce Non-Opec production & Lower prices reduce Non-Opec production &
increase demandincrease demandBut...But...
Increase in OPEC demand is less than price decreaseIncrease in OPEC demand is less than price decrease
So…..So…..
Higher capacity & production reduce OPEC revenueHigher capacity & production reduce OPEC revenueGately, 2004 OPEC’s Incentive for Higher Output Growth, Gately, 2004 OPEC’s Incentive for Higher Output Growth, The Energy Journal, The Energy Journal, 2525(2):(2): 75 75-96-96
Do Increases in Oil Prices Matter?Do Increases in Oil Prices Matter?
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Real Oil Prices & US RecessionsReal Oil Prices & US Recessions
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Is the US Becoming MoreIs the US Becoming MoreEnergy Efficient?Energy Efficient?
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Determinants of the Energy/GDP RatioDeterminants of the Energy/GDP Ratio
Fuel MixCoal 1kmDiesel locomotive 3 km
Electric locomotive 15km
Household Energy UseOil personal consumption 310,024 kcal/ 1972 $)Durable personal consumption 13,561 kcal/1972$
Product MixIron ore mining 65,904 kcal/$Wholesale and retail trade 29,302 kcal/$
Energy PricesKaufmann, R.K, 2004 The mechanisms for autonomous increases in energy efficiency: a cointegration analysis of the US energy/GDP ratio The Energy Journal 25(1): 121-144
What Do Americans Need to Know?What Do Americans Need to Know?OPEC will increase its market share, but may not be willing or able to produce enough to keep oil prices low
The world will not run out of oil, but it will run out of inexpensive oil in our lifetime
The depletion of inexpensive oil will have important implications for the US and world economy
There are no simple solutions to avoid these changes, but good policy can reduce the effects while ignoring these changes will make matters worse
The market will not “solve” the impending oil transition in a timely fashion