Oil price drivers 2012
Thina Margrethe Saltvedt,
Senior Analyst Macro/Oil,
Nordea Markets,
March 2012
29 March, 20122
Oil price drivers Financial markets
Commercial/Non-commercials
USD
Asset prices
Liquidity injections
Risk Appetite
Short/Medium termInventory levels
OPEC goals and disipline
Weather
Refinery capacity
Income development
Long-term Supply/DemandOPEC target price and spare capacity
Non-OPEC peak production
Emerging Markets’ demand growth
Renewable energy and regulatory changes
Oil intensity
Technological changes
Illustrative – not meant to be exhaustive
Source: PIRA, Nordea Markets
Geopolitical risk
Financial markets
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The asset channel:
Oil as an inflation hedge :
Weaker USD can increase inflationary pressure.
The PPP and cost channel:
Stronger USD makes oil more expensive for non-USD regions
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Finanical activity can influence oil prices in the short term, but the underlying trend depends on the physical market
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Supply side
Real investments are growing more slowly
Global E&P spending continues to rise by 9% in 2012 and 2013, but production costs are also increasing markedly
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Sources: IHSI, Bloomberg and Nordea Markets
E&P spending in USDmCrude oil price and cost index
OPEC spare capacity can quicklybecome critically low if othercountries follow up on theembargo…
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Sources: IEA, EIA, Ecowin and Nordea Markets
The situation can be exacerbated by further supply disruptions eg. Iraq, Nigeria, Kazakhstan
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Source: PIRA and IMF
Dominant firm behavour: «It is optimal for the dominant firm to increase itsoutput substantially, but not so much as to fully offset the output collapse of the fringeso that the oil price rises in tandem with oil sales», Nakov and Nuno, ECB (2011)
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Source: PIRA
Marginal cost of production changes over time- Peaking production in low cost areas versus new production more challangingand technological developments
North Sea
Changes in trade relations can change the politcal stabilityMiddle East export trends to Europe, China, India and Asia Pacific
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North America heading towards self sufficiency
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Firm, but seasonally weakerafter January
Stronger than expected due to limited supplyafter refinery closures
Oil price spike amid diesel/gasoil shortage summer 2008
Oil price spike created surplus fuel oil supply through high refinery runs and limited refinery conversion capacity
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Oil intensity has fallen markedly thelast 20 years
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World transportation oil demand by mode, when will we see a technological break through in the transportation sector?
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Rates of subsidisation for fossil-fuel consumption subsidies, 2010
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Obama – state of theunion: « We have a
supply of natural gas that can last America
nearly one hundredyears, and my
Administration will takeevery possible action to safely develop this
energy».
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Price outlook for other energy sources relative to oil
Initial assessment of shale gas resources in 48 major shalebasins in 32 countries indicates a large potensial
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Contact details:
Thina Margrethe Saltvedt
Macro/Oil Analyst
Commodities Research
Nordea Markets
Phone: +47 22 48 79 93
Mobile: +47 90 63 40 75
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