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  • 7/6/2015 SafeAssignOriginalityReport

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    BBMF3123INTERNATIONALFINANCE

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    safeassign.docxBeforewediscusswhycrudeoilisimportant,weneedtounderstandwhatcrudeoilisandwhatitisuseofway.

    First,crudeoilisanaturallyoccurring,yellowtoblackliquidfoundingeologicalformationsbeneaththeEarth'ssurface,pumpedintoshipscalledtankers,andsailedacrosstheoceantooilrefineriesontheDelawareRiver. 1 ITISREFINEDANDSEPARATED,MOSTEASILYBYDISTILLATION,INTOALARGENUMBEROFCONSUMERPRODUCTS,FROMGASOLINEANDKEROSENETOASPHALTANDCHEMICALREAGENTSUSEDTOMAKEPLASTICSANDPHARMACEUTICALS.Crudeoilisusedinmanufacturingawidevarietyofmaterials,anditisestimatedthattheworldconsumesabout90millionbarrelseachday.

    Russia,UnitedStates,andSaudiArabiaaretheworldtopthreecrudeoilproducers.AccordingtothedataofUSEnergyInformationAdministration(EIA)in2014,UnitedStates

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    produce13973thousandbarrelsperday,SaudiArabiaproduce11624thousandbarrelsperdayandRussiaproduce10853thousandbarrelsperday.Wecanseethatthereishugeproductionofcrudeoildaybyday.Assupplydependsonthedemand,thereasonofwhytheproductionissohighitisbecausetheconsumption.Intheworldwide,thedailyconsumptionofcrudeoilis92.05millionbarrels.Theproductionisjusttocovertheconsumptiontightly.

    Thefirstreasonofwhycrudeoilissoimportantisbecausecrudeoilproducthadinvolveinourdailylife.Petroleumproductsarematerialsderivedfromcrudeoilasitisprocessedinoilrefineries.Petroleumproductsarecomplexmixtures.Themajorityofpetroleumisconvertedtopetroleumproducts,whichincludesseveralclassesoffuels. 2 PETROLEUMPRODUCTSINCLUDETRANSPORTATIONFUELS,FUELOILSFORHEATINGANDELECTRICITYGENERATION,ASPHALTANDROADOIL,ANDTHEFEEDSTOCKUSEDTOMAKECHEMICALS,PLASTICS,ANDSYNTHETICMATERIALSFOUNDINNEARLYEVERYTHINGWEUSETODAY. 3 ABOUT74%OFTHE6.89BILLIONBARRELSOFPETROLEUMTHATWEUSEDIN2013WEREGASOLINE,HEATINGOIL/DIESELFUEL,ANDJETFUEL.

    Othersproductsofcrudeoillikeclothing,furniture,insulation,kitchenitems.Carsandfoods. 4 PETROLEUMISUSEDTOHELPMAKECLOTHINGNONFLAMMABLEANDCOLORFUL.ITISUSEDINTHEPRODUCTIONOFRAYON,NYLON,POLYESTER,ANDEVENARTIFICIALFURS.COUCHCUSHIONSAREOFTENFILLEDWITHDURABLE,LIGHTWEIGHTPOLYURETHANEFOAM.CRUDEOILISALSOIMPORTANTINTHEPRODUCTIONOFYOURCARSHOSES,WIRING,ANDMANYFLUIDS(ANTIFREEZE,BRAKEFLUID,TRANSMISSIONFLUID,MOTOROIL,ANDLUBRICATINGGREASE).MANYOFOURFOODITEMSARESTOREDANDORPACKAGEDINPLASTICSASWELLMEANINGTHATCRUDEOILPLAYSALARGEPARTINTHEPRODUCTIONOFYOURFOOD.

    THEPRICEOFCRUDEOILMEANSALOTMORETOUSTHANJUSTPAYINGAFEWDOLLARSMOREATTHEPUMP.ASWECANSEE,OILISIMPORTANT

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    TOTHEPRODUCTIONANDTRANSPORTATIONOFMANYOFTHEITEMSTHATWEUSEONAREGULARBASIS.THISMEANSTHATMANYSECTORSOFTHEECONOMYWILLBEADVERSELYAFFECTEDBYINCREASINGOILPRICES.

    Furthermore,crudeoilalsoplaysanimportantroleinfinancialmarket.Wecantradethecrudeoilfuturesinthemarketforinvestment. 5 LIKEEVERYCOMMODITY,CRUDEOILHASITSOWNTICKERSYMBOL,CONTRACTVALUEANDMARGINREQUIREMENTS.TOSUCCESSFULLYTRADEACOMMODITY,YOUMUSTBEAWAREOFTHESEKEYCOMPONENTS.FUTURESCONTRACTSFORCRUDEOILARETRADEDATTHENEWYORKMERCANTILEEXCHANGE(NYMEX),INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE(ICE),DUBAIMERCANTILEEXCHANGE(DME),MULTICOMMODITYEXCHANGE(MCX),INDIA'SNATIONALCOMMODITYANDDERIVATIVESEXCHANGE(NCDEX)ANDTHETOKYOCOMMODITYEXCHANGE(TOCOM).Crudeoilsfuturesaretradedat1000barrelspercontractunitandquotedatUSdollarandcents. 6 CRUDEOILFUTURESARELISTEDNINEYEARSFORWARDUSINGTHEFOLLOWINGLISTINGSCHEDULE:CONSECUTIVEMONTHSARELISTEDFORTHECURRENTYEARANDTHENEXTFIVEYEARSINADDITION,THEJUNEANDDECEMBERCONTRACTMONTHSARELISTEDBEYONDTHESIXTHYEAR.ADDITIONALMONTHSWILLBEADDEDONANANNUALBASISAFTERTHEDECEMBERCONTRACTEXPIRES,SOTHATANADDITIONALJUNEANDDECEMBERCONTRACTWOULDBEADDEDNINEYEARSFORWARD,ANDTHECONSECUTIVEMONTHSINTHESIXTHCALENDARYEARWILLBEFILLEDIN.

    Thesettlementofcrudeoilfuturescanmakeintwoway,oneisdeliveryandtheotheroneistradeoffbeforethesettlementdate.Someownersarejusttotradethecrudeoilfuturesformakemoneyandsomeoftheownersareseekingtheneedofrawmaterials.

    7 INJUNE2014,THEPRICEOFCRUDEOILWASUPAROUND$115PER

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    BARREL.ASOFJANUARY23,2015,ITHADFALLENBYMORETHANHALF,DOWNTO$49PERBARREL:

    FORMUCHOFTHEPASTDECADE,OILPRICESHAVEBEENHIGH,BOUNCINGAROUND$100PERBARRELSINCE2010BECAUSEOFSOARINGOILCONSUMPTIONINCOUNTRIESLIKECHINAANDCONFLICTSINKEYOILNATIONSLIKEIRAQ.OILPRODUCTIONINCONVENTIONALFIELDSCOULDN'TKEEPUPWITHDEMAND,SOPRICESSPIKED.

    BUTBELOWTHESURFACE,MANYOFTHOSEDYNAMICSWERERAPIDLYSHIFTING.HIGHPRICESSPURREDCOMPANIESINTHEUSANDCANADATOSTARTDRILLINGFORNEW,HARDTOEXTRACTCRUDEINNORTHDAKOTA'SSHALEFORMATIONSANDALBERTA'SOILSANDS.THENOVERTHELASTYEAR,DEMANDFOROILINPLACESLIKEEUROPE,ASIA,ANDTHEUSBEGANTAPERINGOFF,CAUSEDBYTHEWEAKENINGECONOMIESANDNEWEFFICIENCYMEASURES.

    BYENDOF2014,WORLDOILSUPPLYWASONTRACKTORISEMUCHHIGHERTHANACTUALDEMAND,ASTHECHARTBELOWFROMTHEINTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCYSHOWS.ALOTOFUNUSEDOILWASSIMPLYBEINGSTOCKPILEDAWAYFORLATER.SO,INSEPTEMBER,PRICESSTARTEDFALLINGSHARPLY.

    ASPRICESSLID,MANYOBSERVERSWAITEDTOSEEWHETHEROPEC,THEWORLD'SLARGESTOILCARTEL,WOULDCUTBACKONPRODUCTIONTOPUSHPRICESBACKUP. 8 BUTATITSBIGMEETINGLASTNOVEMBER,OPECDIDNOTHING. 7 SAUDIARABIADIDN'TWANTTOGIVEUPMARKETSHAREANDREFUSEDTOCUTPRODUCTIONINTHEHOPESTHATLOWERPRICESWOULDHELPTHROTTLETHEUSSHALEBOOM.THATWASASURPRISE.SOOILWENTINTOFREEFALL.

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    DURINGTHEMID2000S,OILPRICESWERERISINGSHARPLYBECAUSEGLOBALDEMANDWASSURGINGESPECIALLYINCHINAANDTHERESIMPLYWASN'TENOUGHOILPRODUCTIONTOKEEPUP.THATLEDTOLARGEPRICESPIKES,ANDOILFLOATEDAROUND$100PERBARRELBETWEEN2011AND2014. 8 ASOILPRICESINCREASED,MANYENERGYCOMPANIESFOUNDITPROFITABLETOBEGINEXTRACTINGOILFROMEVERYWHEREEVENITISDIFFICULTTODOSO. 7 INTHEUNITEDSTATES,COMPANIESBEGANUSINGTECHNIQUESLIKEFRACKINGANDHORIZONTALDRILLINGTOEXTRACTOILFROMSHALEFORMATIONSINNORTHDAKOTAANDTEXAS.INCANADA,COMPANIESWEREHEATINGALBERTA'SGOOEYOILSANDSWITHSTEAMTOEXTRACTUSABLECRUDE.THISLEDTOABOOMIN"UNCONVENTIONAL"oilproduction. 7 THEGLOBALCRUDEPRODUCTIONISABOUT75MILLIONBARRELSPERDAY,USALONEHASADDED4MILLIONEXTRABARRELSOFCRUDEOILPERDAYTOTHEGLOBALMARKETSINCE2008.

    THEUSOILBOOMHADSURPRISINGLYLITTLEEFFECTONGLOBALPRICES.THATSBECAUSEATTHESAMETIME,GEOPOLITICALCONFLICTSWEREFLARINGUPINKEYOILREGIONS.THEREWASACIVILWARINLIBYA.THEUSANDEUSLAPPEDOILSANCTIONSONIRANANDPINCHEDITSOILEXPORTS.THOSECONFLICTSTOOKMORETHAN3MILLIONBARRELSPERDAYOFFTHEMARKET.BYMID2014,HOWEVER,THOSEOUTAGESANDCONFLICTSWERENOLONGERQUITEASIMPORTANT.PRODUCTIONINTHEUNITEDSTATESANDCANADAWASSTILLRISINGFASTANDTHEWORLD'SSUPPLYOFOILKEPTGROWING.

    OILDEMANDINASIAANDEUROPESUDDENLYBEGANWEAKENING,THANKSTOSLOWDOWNSINCHINAANDGERMANY.MOREBROADLY,OILDEMANDHASBEENFLATLININGINLOTSOFPLACESAROUNDTHEWORLD.THEUNITEDSTATES,ONCETHEWORLD'SBIGGESTOIL

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    CONSUMER,HASSEENGASOLINECONSUMPTIONSTAGNATEASCARSBECAMEMOREFUELEFFICIENT.ATTHESAMETIME,COUNTRIESLIKEINDONESIAANDIRANHAVEBEENCUTTINGBACKONSUBSIDIESFORFUELUSERS.THATCOMBINATIONOFWEAKERTHANEXPECTEDDEMANDANDSTEADILYRISINGSUPPLYCAUSEDOILPRICESTOSTARTDROPPINGFROMTHEIRJUNEPEAKOF$115PERBARRELDOWNTOAROUND$80PERBARRELBYMIDNOVEMBER.

    SaudiArabiaistheKingdomofcrudeoil,itexertmoreinfluenceontheglobalcrudeoilpricethanothercountries.Asoilpricekeepsgoingtodrop,everyonetryingtowraptheirheadsaroundthereasonsespeciallytothecountrythatdependsoncrudeoilasamajorincomessuchasMalaysia.Ifdecreaseofthecrudeoilprice,ThereisahugeimpacttoMalaysiaseconomic.Accordingtoourfinding,wefoundthattherearemanyreasonscancausethefluctuationofthecrudeoilpricesuchassupplyanddemandeffectandothers.

    Oneofthemajoreffectsissupplyanddemandthatdrivescrudeoilpricesupanddown.Theentireprocessofoilconsiderspurelyelasticsacommodityastheeverymovementoftheproductionandconsumptionsidescanreflectedintheprice. 9 NORMALLY,PRODUCERANDCONSUMERWILLADJUSTTHEIRSUPPLYANDCONSUMPTIONRELIESONPRICESTOFUNCTIONASACCURATESIGNALS.YET,CRUDEOILISTHEMOSTWIDELYTRADEDCOMMODITYANDFLUCTUATINGCANAFFECTNATIONALECONOMIES.Tosecureallthesefluctuationriskofprice,therearemanybusinessestakeadvantagesoffuturesmarkettoguardthemselvesagainstthemovementofpriceandthespeculatorscomeinforspeculation.9 ACCORDINGONEOFTHEARTICLES,THEWRITERMENTIONEDABOUTTHEPETRONOMISTSECONOMISTWILLNOTONLYUNDERLYINGTHETHEORYSUPPLYANDDEMANDAFFECTSPRICESBUTALSOMENTIONEDHOWTHEFUTURESCONTRACTCOULDDOMINATETHEPRICEOFCRUDEOIL.

    Fromthepreviousstudied,welearnedaboutsupplyanddemandcurves.Wherebothof

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    thesecurvesshowtherelationshipbetweenpriceandquantityoftheoilproducerareavailabletosellorbuy. 9 ASTUDYOFSUPPLYLAWISTHATCRUDEOILPRICEINCREASEASTHEPRODUCERWILLREACTBYRISETHEPRODUCTIONTOGAINMOREPROFIT.However,ifoilpricesdropwhensupplywithahugeshrink,thenproducerstartstoreducetheproductionandcuttheirlosses.

    Graph: 9 OILSUPPLYSHIFT

    Thegraphshowsthecrudeoilpricecurvescanshiftpositionandifthesupplycurveshiftstoright(SS1toSS2),thismeansthatisanincreaseoilsupplythereforethepricealsoshiftedtoright(P1toP2)andquantityofcrudeoilalsoincreaseassupplyincrease(Q1toQ2).

    Afterthesupplyssideeffectandnowweregoingtodiscussaboutthedemandseffect.Theoryofdemandisthecrudeoilpricedecreaseandthesupplystillabundant,theconsumerlikeChinawillrespondedbyaddingmoreconsumptiontostore.Inasimplemeansthatwhencheaperoilbecomesmoreconsumerstobuy.Besides,thenumberofdemandofcrudeoilpricealsoplaysanimportantrole.AccordingtosourceofUSEIA,recentlythenumberofdemandincreaserapidly,OrganizationforEconomiesCorporationandDevelopment(OECD),economiessaysitmakeupabout66%ofthetotalworlddemand.Theroseofdemandfrom60mbarrelsto85mbarrelsperdaysbetween1980and2008andworlddemandincreasesharplyaround40%.

    Well,letusquestionourselveswhatfactorcaninfluencethedemand?Theansweristheentireeconomicgrowth.Economicgrowthisthemajorfactorcanshiftthedemandupordown. 9 OVERTHEPASTDECADE,ASIAISTHEREGIONWITHFASTESTDEMANDGROWTHAMONGOTHERREGIONSANDITCONTRIBUTED56%OFTHEGLOBALOILDEMAND.

    ChinaisthesecondworldslargestoilconsumeranditsurpassedtheUSasthelargestimporteroffuelinyear2013.TheChinesetransportsectorincreaseleadastronggaininconsumesofcrudeoil.Themotorgasolinegrowthindicatesarecoverofgenerallyslowing

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    domesticeconomicgrowth.However,thetransportfueldemandwasroseasconsumerconfidence.Itshowsthatcontinuetoexpandeventhoughthesteadilyslowdomesticeconomy.

    7 (SOURCESOFIEA,INTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCY)

    Accordingtotheresearch,unexpectedweatherisanissuethataffectsoilsupply. 10DURING2005,AHURRICANEKATRINAWASDAMAGEDTOU.SANDCEASEDTHEOILPRODUCTIONALONGTHESOTHERNGULFCOASTINMEXICO.ASDEMANDREMAINEDUNCHANGEDBUTTHESUPPLYWERETREMENDOUSLYCUT,THEREFORETHEOILPRICESRAISEDOVER$70PERBARRELINAPERIODOFTIME. 9 DUETOTHISREASON,THEPRESIDENTBUSHWASDECIDEDSPREADOUTTHE30MILLIONGALLONFROMTHECOUNTRYSSTRATEGICPETROLEUMRESERVE(SPR)ANDBROUGHTBACKTHEOILANDMAKESURETHEPRICEGOESDOWN.

    PETRONASsarticlewastoldthattheoilpricefallisnotreducingthesupply.Theadverseofexpectations,thefallofcrudeoilpriceisnotdeductingofthecrudeoilproductionguidance.However,thecontendisbetweenSaudiArabia,anincrementalofUSshaleproducersanddecidedtodefineitsmarketsharesbySaudiArabia.Besides,about11USshaleproducerswithmorethan20,000BOEperdaywereannouncedtocutoffthecapitalexpenditureandonlytwoofthemhaveprojectedflatin2015output,whiletherestprojectingin43%ofproductiongrowth.(Figure5).Thisgrowthisbecauseoftheexplorationcostwasoccurredanditsoftenthelargestpartoftotalcosts.Regardedassunkcost,theproductioncostisvariableandhaslittleeffectontheprice.(Figure6).

    Last,theimpactofderivativesmarketandmarketperceptionthatinfluencethecrudeoilprice.Thefluctuationofoilpricesareexposedbytheoilproducerandconsumertotheriskbroughtbythesefluctuations.Afuturecontractcanprovideinsurancefortheproducerandconsumertominimizetheriskbutthisfuturecontractrequiresapremium.Thespeculatorsarenotbuyingtheactualcommodityfromtheproducerbuttheyjusttradewithinthe

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    derivativemarkettoearnprofits.Inyear2008,theoilpricewasroseover$145perbarrelanditwasduetotheoilsuppliersunabletoconvincebuyersthattheywouldproperlydelivertheoilintheagreeddate.Although,therewasnointerruptionofsupplysside,however,basedontheundeliveredperceptionwasstronglyinfluencethefuturetrading,asaresult,thiswasartificiallyhikedupthecrudeoilprice.

    Wherethereisanincreaseincrudeoilprices,itbenefittothoseexporterofcrudeoilwhichincludedSaudiArabia,Russia,UnitedArabEmirates,Iraq,Nigeriaandothers. 11CRUDEOILISPROCESSEDINREFINERIESTOMAKEGASOLINE,DIESEL,HEATINGOIL,JETFUEL,LUBRICANTS,PETROCHEMICALFEEDSTOCKSANDOTHERPETROLEUMPRODUCTS.PETROLEUMPRODUCTPRICESTENDTOMOVETOGETHERWITHCRUDEOILPRICES,WITHSOMEVARIATIONDUETOSEASONALITY,FACTORSSPECIFICTOTHEMARKETFORAPARTICULARPRODUCT,ORREFININGOUTAGES.Risingofcrudeoilpriceswillincreasethetransportationcostfortheconsumerandalsoindustrythathighlyrelyoncrudeoil,whentheoilpriceincreased,consumerandothersectorwhohavehighdemandofcrudeoilwillsuffers.Bothofthemwillhaveahighercostofoperating,fromconsumerperspectivetheytendstohavelesserdisposableincometospendorinvestinthemarket,fromthesectorwhoinvolvedhighusageofcrudeoilwillhaveahighercostwhichwilllimitthegrowthofthesector.

    Ifthecrudeoilpricesfall,itwillbenefitfortheimporterwhichincludedUnitedStates,Japan,China,SouthKorean,Indiaandothersbecausetheyfinditcheapertoimport.Forexportingsectorwhousuallyhaveahighersensitivitytocrudeoilpricemovementwillhaveloweroperatingcostwhencrudeoilpricesfallhencereportapositiveearningintheirfinancialstatement.Nevertheless,consumerwouldbebenefitfromthedeclininginpetroleumpriceiftheparticularcountryallowsfloatingoilpriceaccordingtotheworldpricemovementofcrudeoil.Countriesthathighlydealwithcrudeoilpricearethemostaffectedbythedecliningofcrudeoilpriceandcreateatremendousdamagetothepetroleumindustryandallofthemwillreportanegativeearnings,foreigninvestorswilllostconfidence

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    towardsthemarketandwillexitorreducethefundinvestedinthemarketthusthecurrencyofthecountrieswhohighlyrelyonoilandgassectorwillfallaccordingly.

    12 SINCEWORLDCRUDEOILMARKETPRICESHITHISTORICHIGHSIN2008,PRICESDECLINEDBYABOUT70%IN2009,THENDOUBLEDBY2011,ANDTHENDECREASEDBYOVER20%DURING2014

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxPETROLEUMPRODUCTSINCLUDETRANSPORTATIONFUELS,FUELOILSFORHEATINGANDELECTRICITYGENERATION,ASPHALTANDROADOIL,ANDTHEFEEDSTOCKUSEDTOMAKECHEMICALS,PLASTICS,ANDSYNTHETICMATERIALSFOUNDINNEARLYEVERYTHINGWEUSETODAY

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxABOUT74%OFTHE6.89BILLIONBARRELSOFPETROLEUMTHATWEUSEDIN2013WEREGASOLINE,HEATINGOIL/DIESELFUEL,ANDJETFUEL

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxCRUDEOILISALSOIMPORTANTINTHEPRODUCTIONOFYOURCARSHOSES,WIRING,ANDMANYFLUIDS(ANTIFREEZE,BRAKEFLUID,TRANSMISSIONFLUID,MOTOROIL,ANDLUBRICATINGGREASE)

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    MEANINGTHATCRUDEOILPLAYSALARGEPARTINTHEPRODUCTIONOFYOURFOOD

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    contractvalueandmarginrequirements

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxFUTURESCONTRACTSFORCRUDEOILARETRADEDATTHENEWYORKMERCANTILEEXCHANGE(NYMEX),INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE(ICE),DUBAIMERCANTILEEXCHANGE(DME),MULTICOMMODITYEXCHANGE(MCX),INDIA'SNATIONALCOMMODITYANDDERIVATIVESEXCHANGE(NCDEX)ANDTHETOKYOCOMMODITYEXCHANGE(TOCOM)

    Sourcehttp://www.investopedia.com/university/commodities/commodities6.aspCrudeOilExchangesFuturescontractsforcrudeoilaretradedattheNewYorkMercantileExchange(NYMEX),IntercontinentalExchange(ICE),DubaiMercantileExchange(DME),MultiCommodityExchange(MCX),India'sNationalCommodityandDerivativesExchange(NCDEX)andtheTokyoCommodityExchange(TOCOM)

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxCRUDEOILFUTURESARELISTEDNINEYEARSFORWARDUSINGTHEFOLLOWINGLISTINGSCHEDULE

    Sourcehttps://www.cannontrading.com/tools/futuresmarket/energies/WTILightSweetCrudeOilFuturesListedContractsCrudeoilfuturesarelistednineyearsforwardusingthefollowinglistingschedule

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxCONSECUTIVEMONTHSARELISTEDFORTHECURRENTYEARANDTHENEXTFIVEYEARS

    Sourcehttps://www.cannontrading.com/tools/futuresmarket/energies/WTILightSweetCrudeOilFuturesconsecutivemonthsarelistedforthecurrentyearandthenextfiveyears

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxINADDITION,THEJUNEANDDECEMBERCONTRACTMONTHSARELISTEDBEYONDTHESIXTHYEAR

    Sourcehttps://www.cannontrading.com/tools/futuresmarket/energies/WTILightSweetCrudeOilFuturesinaddition,theJuneandDecembercontractmonthsarelistedbeyondthesixthyear

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxADDITIONALMONTHSWILLBEADDEDONANANNUALBASISAFTERTHEDECEMBERCONTRACTEXPIRES,SOTHATANADDITIONALJUNEANDDECEMBERCONTRACTWOULDBEADDEDNINEYEARSFORWARD,ANDTHECONSECUTIVEMONTHSINTHESIXTHCALENDARYEARWILLBEFILLEDIN

    Sourcehttps://www.cannontrading.com/tools/futuresmarket/energies/WTILightSweetCrudeOilFuturesAdditionalmonthswillbeaddedonanannualbasisaftertheDecembercontractexpires,sothatanadditionalJuneandDecembercontractwouldbeaddednineyearsforward,andtheconsecutivemonthsinthesixthcalendaryearwillbefilledin

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxINJUNE2014,THEPRICEOFCRUDEOILWASUPAROUND$115PERBARREL

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingBackinJune2014,thepriceofBrentcrudewasuparound$115perbarrel

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxASOFJANUARY23,2015,ITHADFALLENBYMORETHANHALF,DOWNTO$49PERBARREL

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingAsofJanuary23,2015,ithadfallenbymorethanhalf,downto$49perbarrel

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxFORMUCHOFTHEPASTDECADE,OILPRICESHAVEBEENHIGH,BOUNCINGAROUND$100PERBARRELSINCE2010BECAUSEOFSOARINGOILCONSUMPTIONINCOUNTRIESLIKECHINAANDCONFLICTSINKEYOILNATIONSLIKEIRAQ

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingFormuchofthepastdecade,oilpriceshavebeenhighbouncingaround$100perbarrelsince2010becauseofsoaringoilconsumptionincountrieslikeChinaandconflictsinkeyoilnationslikeIraq

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxOILPRODUCTIONINCONVENTIONALFIELDSCOULDN'TKEEPUPWITHDEMAND,SOPRICESSPIKED

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingOilproductioninconventionalfieldscouldn'tkeepupwithdemand,sopricesspiked

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxBUTBELOWTHESURFACE,MANYOFTHOSEDYNAMICSWERERAPIDLYSHIFTING

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingButbeneaththesurface,manyofthosedynamicswererapidlyshifting

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxHIGHPRICESSPURREDCOMPANIESINTHEUSANDCANADATOSTARTDRILLINGFORNEW,HARDTOEXTRACTCRUDEINNORTHDAKOTA'SSHALEFORMATIONSANDALBERTA'SOILSANDS

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingHighpricesspurredcompaniesintheUSandCanadatostartdrillingfornew,hardtoextractcrudeinNorthDakota'sshaleformationsandAlberta'soilsands

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHENOVERTHELASTYEAR,DEMANDFOROILINPLACESLIKEEUROPE,ASIA,ANDTHEUSBEGANTAPERINGOFF,CAUSEDBYTHEWEAKENINGECONOMIESANDNEWEFFICIENCYMEASURES

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingThen,overthelastyear,demandforoilinplaceslikeEurope,Asia,andtheUSbegantaperingoff,thankstoweakeningeconomiesandnewefficiencymeasures

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxBYENDOF2014,WORLDOILSUPPLYWASONTRACKTORISEMUCHHIGHERTHANACTUALDEMAND,ASTHECHARTBELOWFROMTHEINTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCYSHOWS

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingBylate2014,worldoilsupplywasontracktorisemuchhigherthanactualdemand,asthechartbelowfromtheInternationalEnergyAgencyshows

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxALOTOFUNUSEDOILWASSIMPLYBEINGSTOCKPILEDAWAYFORLATER

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingAlotofunusedoilwassimplybeingstockpiledawayforlater

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxSO,INSEPTEMBER,PRICESSTARTEDFALLINGSHARPLY

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingSo,inSeptember,pricesstartedfallingsharply

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxASPRICESSLID,MANYOBSERVERSWAITEDTOSEEWHETHEROPEC,THEWORLD'SLARGESTOILCARTEL,WOULDCUTBACKONPRODUCTIONTOPUSHPRICESBACKUP

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingAspricesslid,manyobserverswaitedtoseewhetherOPEC,theworld'slargestoilcartel,wouldcutbackonproductiontopushpricesbackup

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxSAUDIARABIADIDN'TWANTTOGIVEUPMARKETSHAREANDREFUSEDTOCUTPRODUCTIONINTHEHOPESTHATLOWERPRICESWOULDHELPTHROTTLETHEUSSHALEBOOM

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingSaudiArabiadidn'twanttogiveupmarketshareandrefusedtocutproductioninthehopesthatlowerpriceswouldhelpthrottletheUSshaleboom

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHATWASASURPRISE

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingThatwasasurprise

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxSOOILWENTINTOFREEFALL

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingSooilwentintofreefall

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxDURINGTHEMID2000S,OILPRICESWERERISINGSHARPLYBECAUSEGLOBALDEMANDWASSURGINGESPECIALLYINCHINAANDTHERESIMPLYWASN'TENOUGHOILPRODUCTIONTOKEEPUP

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingOilpriceswererisingsharplybecauseglobaldemandwassurgingespeciallyinChinaandtheresimplywasn'tenoughoilproductiontokeepup

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHATLEDTOLARGEPRICESPIKES,ANDOILFLOATEDAROUND$100PERBARRELBETWEEN2011AND2014

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingThatledtolargepricespikes,andoilhoveredaround$100perbarrelbetween2011and2014

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxINTHEUNITEDSTATES,COMPANIESBEGANUSINGTECHNIQUESLIKEFRACKINGANDHORIZONTALDRILLINGTOEXTRACTOILFROMSHALEFORMATIONSINNORTHDAKOTAANDTEXAS

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingIntheUnitedStates,companiesbeganusingtechniqueslikefrackingandhorizontaldrillingtoextractoilfromshaleformationsinNorthDakotaandTexas

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxINCANADA,COMPANIESWEREHEATINGALBERTA'SGOOEYOILSANDSWITHSTEAMTOEXTRACTUSABLECRUDE

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingInCanada,companieswereheatingAlberta'sgooeyoilsandswithsteamtoextractusablecrude

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHISLEDTOABOOMIN"UNCONVENTIONAL"

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingThisledtoaboomin"unconventional"

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHEGLOBALCRUDEPRODUCTIONISABOUT75MILLIONBARRELSPERDAY,USALONEHASADDED4MILLIONEXTRABARRELSOFCRUDEOILPERDAYTOTHEGLOBALMARKETSINCE2008

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingTheUSalonehasadded4millionextrabarrelsofcrudeoilperdaytotheglobalmarketsince2008

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHEUSOILBOOMHADSURPRISINGLYLITTLEEFFECTONGLOBALPRICES

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingUpuntilveryrecently,however,thatUSoilboomhadsurprisinglylittleeffectonglobalprices

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHATSBECAUSEATTHESAMETIME,

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilprices

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    GEOPOLITICALCONFLICTSWEREFLARINGUPINKEYOILREGIONS

    fallingThat'sbecause,attheexactsametime,geopoliticalconflictswereflaringupinkeyoilregions

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHEREWASACIVILWARINLIBYA

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingTherewasacivilwarinLibya

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHEUSANDEUSLAPPEDOILSANCTIONSONIRANANDPINCHEDITSOILEXPORTS

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingTheUSandEUslappedoilsanctionsonIranandpincheditsoilexports

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHOSECONFLICTSTOOKMORETHAN3MILLIONBARRELSPERDAYOFFTHEMARKET

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingThoseconflictstookmorethan3millionbarrelsperdayoffthemarket

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxBYMID2014,HOWEVER,THOSEOUTAGESANDCONFLICTSWERENOLONGERQUITEASIMPORTANT

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingBymid2014,however,thoseoutagesandconflictswerenolongerquiteasimportant

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    SuspectedEntry:86%match

    Uploadedsafeassign.docxPRODUCTIONINTHEUNITEDSTATESANDCANADAWASSTILLRISINGFASTANDTHEWORLD'SSUPPLYOFOILKEPTGROWING

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingProductionintheUnitedStatesandCanadawasstillrisingfastandtheworld'ssupplyofoilkeptgrowing

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxOILDEMANDINASIAANDEUROPESUDDENLYBEGANWEAKENING,THANKSTOSLOWDOWNSINCHINAANDGERMANY

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingEvenmoresignificantly,oildemandinAsiaandEuropesuddenlybeganweakeningthankstoslowdownsinChinaandGermany

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxMOREBROADLY,OILDEMANDHASBEENFLATLININGINLOTSOFPLACESAROUNDTHEWORLD

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingMorebroadly,oildemandhasbeenflatlininginlotsofplacesaroundtheworld

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHEUNITEDSTATES,ONCETHEWORLD'SBIGGESTOILCONSUMER,HASSEENGASOLINECONSUMPTIONSTAGNATEASCARSBECAMEMOREFUELEFFICIENT

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingTheUnitedStates,oncetheworld'sbiggestoilconsumer,hasseengasolineconsumptionstagnateascarsbecamemorefuelefficient

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxATTHESAMETIME,COUNTRIESLIKEINDONESIAANDIRANHAVEBEENCUTTINGBACKONSUBSIDIESFORFUELUSERS

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingAtthesametime,countrieslikeIndonesiaandIranhavebeencuttingbackonsubsidiesforfuelusers

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxTHATCOMBINATIONOFWEAKERTHANEXPECTEDDEMANDANDSTEADILYRISINGSUPPLYCAUSEDOILPRICESTOSTARTDROPPINGFROMTHEIRJUNEPEAKOF$115PERBARRELDOWNTOAROUND$80PERBARRELBYMIDNOVEMBER

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfallingThatcombinationofweakerthanexpecteddemandandsteadilyrisingsupplycausedoilpricestostartdroppingfromtheirJunepeakof$115perbarreldowntoaround$80perbarrelbymidNovember

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docx(SOURCESOFIEA,INTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCY)

    Sourcehttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7401705/oilpricesfalling(InternationalEnergyAgency)

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxBUTATITSBIGMEETINGLASTNOVEMBER,OPECDIDNOTHING

    Sourcehttp://www.observer.org.sz/business/69334whyoilpriceskeepfalling.htmlButatitsbigmeetinginNovember,OPECdidnothing

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxASOILPRICESINCREASED,MANYENERGYCOMPANIESFOUNDITPROFITABLETOBEGINEXTRACTINGOILFROMEVERYWHEREEVENITISDIFFICULTTODOSO

    Sourcehttp://www.observer.org.sz/business/69334whyoilpriceskeepfalling.htmlButasoilpricesincreased,manyenergycompaniesfounditprofitabletobeginextractingoilfromdifficulttodrillplaces

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxNORMALLY,PRODUCERANDCONSUMERWILLADJUSTTHEIRSUPPLYANDCONSUMPTIONRELIESONPRICESTOFUNCTIONASACCURATESIGNALS

    Sourcehttp://petronomist.com/oilpriceanalysis2/Producersandconsumersrelyonpricestofunctionasaccuratesignalsastheyadjusttheirsupplyandconsumption

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxYET,CRUDEOILISTHEMOSTWIDELYTRADEDCOMMODITYANDFLUCTUATINGCANAFFECTNATIONALECONOMIES

    Sourcehttp://petronomist.com/oilpriceanalysis2/Butoilisthemostwidelytradedcommodityandfluctuatingpricesprofoundlyaffectnationaleconomies

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxACCORDINGONEOFTHEARTICLES,THEWRITERMENTIONEDABOUTTHEPETRONOMISTSECONOMISTWILLNOTONLYUNDERLYINGTHETHEORYSUPPLYANDDEMANDAFFECTSPRICESBUTALSOMENTIONEDHOWTHEFUTURESCONTRACTCOULDDOMINATETHEPRICEOFCRUDEOIL

    Sourcehttp://petronomist.com/oilpriceanalysis2/Inthisarticle,Petronomistseconomistwilladdressnotonlyhowunderlyingtheoryofsupplyanddemandaffectsprices,butalsohowthefuturescontractdominatesthefactorsaffectingprice

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxASTUDYOFSUPPLYLAWISTHATCRUDEOILPRICEINCREASEASTHEPRODUCERWILLREACTBYRISETHEPRODUCTIONTOGAINMOREPROFIT

    Sourcehttp://petronomist.com/oilpriceanalysis2/Thebasiclawofsupplyisthatasthepriceofoilcommodityrises,oilproducerswillresponsebyincreasingproductiontogainmoreprofit

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxOILSUPPLYSHIFT

    Sourcehttp://petronomist.com/oilpriceanalysis2/OilSupplyShift

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxOVERTHEPASTDECADE,ASIAISTHEREGIONWITHFASTESTDEMANDGROWTHAMONGOTHERREGIONSANDITCONTRIBUTED56%OFTHEGLOBALOILDEMAND

    Sourcehttp://petronomist.com/oilpriceanalysis2/Asiaistheregionwiththefastestdemandgrowthandcontributedroughly56%ofthegrowthinglobaloildemandoverthepastdecade

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxDUETOTHISREASON,THEPRESIDENTBUSHWASDECIDEDSPREADOUTTHE30MILLIONGALLONFROMTHECOUNTRYSSTRATEGICPETROLEUMRESERVE(SPR)ANDBROUGHTBACKTHEOILANDMAKESURETHEPRICEGOESDOWN

    Sourcehttp://petronomist.com/oilpriceanalysis2/PresidentBushdecidedtorelease30milliongallonsfromthecountrysStrategicPetroleumReserve(SPR)andbroughtthepriceofoilbackdown

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docx Sourcehttp://oilprice.com/Energy/OilPrices/What

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    DURING2005,AHURRICANEKATRINAWASDAMAGEDTOU.SANDCEASEDTHEOILPRODUCTIONALONGTHESOTHERNGULFCOASTINMEXICO

    AffectsOilPrices.htmlIn2005HurricaneKatrinahaltedoilproductionalongtheSouthernGulfCoastoftheUnitedStates

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxASDEMANDREMAINEDUNCHANGEDBUTTHESUPPLYWERETREMENDOUSLYCUT,THEREFORETHEOILPRICESRAISEDOVER$70PERBARRELINAPERIODOFTIME

    Sourcehttp://oilprice.com/Energy/OilPrices/WhatAffectsOilPrices.htmlAssupplywasprecipitouslycut,anddemandremainedthesame,oilpricesincreasedtoover$70abarrelinashortperiodoftime

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxCRUDEOILISPROCESSEDINREFINERIESTOMAKEGASOLINE,DIESEL,HEATINGOIL,JETFUEL,LUBRICANTS,PETROCHEMICALFEEDSTOCKSANDOTHERPETROLEUMPRODUCTS

    Sourcehttp://www.eia.gov/finance/markets/spot_prices.cfmCrudeoilisprocessedinrefineriestomakegasoline,diesel,heatingoil,jetfuel,lubricants,petrochemicalfeedstocksandotherpetroleumproducts

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docxPETROLEUMPRODUCTPRICESTENDTOMOVETOGETHERWITHCRUDEOILPRICES,WITHSOMEVARIATIONDUETOSEASONALITY,FACTORSSPECIFICTOTHEMARKETFORAPARTICULARPRODUCT,ORREFININGOUTAGES

    Sourcehttp://www.eia.gov/finance/markets/spot_prices.cfmPetroleumproductpricestendtomovetogetherwithcrudeoilprices,withsomevariationduetoseasonality,factorsspecifictothemarketforaparticularproduct,orrefiningoutages

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    Uploadedsafeassign.docx Source

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    SINCEWORLDCRUDEOILMARKETPRICESHITHISTORICHIGHSIN2008,PRICESDECLINEDBYABOUT70%IN2009,THENDOUBLEDBY2011,ANDTHENDECREASEDBYOVER20%DURING2014

    http://www.theenergycollective.com/jemillerep/2146151/aredecliningoilpricesincreasingrisksopecusenergysecurityorcleanfuelsSinceWorldcrudeoilmarketpriceshithistorichighsin2008,pricesdeclinedbyabout70%in2009,thendoubledby2011,andthendecreasedbyover20%during2014