Crude Oil Price Differentials and Differences in Oil Qualities : A Statistical Analysis

This report updates and extends previous work by a statistical analysis of the relationship between crude price differentials and three quality differentials, as well as transport costs and seasonal effects. In addition to the API (American Petrole...

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Main Authors: Bacon, Robert, Tordo, Silvana
Format: ESMAP Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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spelling okr-10986-180062021-04-23T14:03:38Z Crude Oil Price Differentials and Differences in Oil Qualities : A Statistical Analysis Bacon, Robert Tordo, Silvana AVERAGE PRICE AVERAGE PRICES BARREL CAPACITY UTILIZATION CRUDE IMPORTS CRUDE MARKETS CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL MARKET CRUDE OIL PRICE CRUDE OIL PRICES CRUDE OIL PRICING CRUDE OILS CRUDE PRICE CRUDE PRICES DEMAND FUNCTION DISTILLATION ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY PLANNERS EXPENDITURE FORWARD PRICE FORWARD PRICES FOSSIL FUELS FUEL GASOLINE GLOBAL OIL PRODUCTION HEAVY CRUDE HYDROCARBONS HYDROGEN SULFIDE IMPORT INTERNATIONAL MARKET MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET DEVELOPMENTS MARKET TRENDS MILLION BARRELS MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICES OIL AND GAS OIL IMPORTS OIL INDUSTRY OIL PRICE LEVEL OIL PRICING OIL PRODUCTION OIL REVENUES OIL TRADERS OPEC PETROLEUM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POLLUTION PRICE PRICE ADJUSTMENTS PRICE FORECAST PRICE INCREASES PRICE LEVEL PRICE LEVELS PRICE OF OIL PRICE VOLATILITY PRICES OF CRUDES REFINERIES REFINERY REFINING REGRESSION ANALYSIS SALE SEASONAL VARIATION SPOT PRICES SPREAD STREAM SULFUR SULFUR COMPOUNDS SULFUR CONTENT WEST EUROPE WORLD MARKET This report updates and extends previous work by a statistical analysis of the relationship between crude price differentials and three quality differentials, as well as transport costs and seasonal effects. In addition to the API (American Petroleum Institute) gravity number and the sulfur content of the crudes, which are the qualities generally included in existing analysis, the report presents the impact of acidity (measured by the Total Acid Number - TAN) on the price differential. This is because acidity has become increasingly important as the volume of high acid crudes, particularly from West Africa, has steadily increased in recent years. 2014-04-22T20:47:15Z 2014-04-22T20:47:15Z 2005-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/6544056/crude-oil-price-differentials-differences-oil-qualities-statistical-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18006 English en_US ESMAP technical paper;no. 81 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research
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topic AVERAGE PRICE
AVERAGE PRICES
BARREL
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
CRUDE IMPORTS
CRUDE MARKETS
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL MARKET
CRUDE OIL PRICE
CRUDE OIL PRICES
CRUDE OIL PRICING
CRUDE OILS
CRUDE PRICE
CRUDE PRICES
DEMAND FUNCTION
DISTILLATION
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY PLANNERS
EXPENDITURE
FORWARD PRICE
FORWARD PRICES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL
GASOLINE
GLOBAL OIL PRODUCTION
HEAVY CRUDE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN SULFIDE
IMPORT
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
MARKET TRENDS
MILLION BARRELS
MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICES
OIL AND GAS
OIL IMPORTS
OIL INDUSTRY
OIL PRICE LEVEL
OIL PRICING
OIL PRODUCTION
OIL REVENUES
OIL TRADERS
OPEC
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
PRICE
PRICE ADJUSTMENTS
PRICE FORECAST
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE OF OIL
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRICES OF CRUDES
REFINERIES
REFINERY
REFINING
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
SALE
SEASONAL VARIATION
SPOT PRICES
SPREAD
STREAM
SULFUR
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR CONTENT
WEST EUROPE
WORLD MARKET
spellingShingle AVERAGE PRICE
AVERAGE PRICES
BARREL
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
CRUDE IMPORTS
CRUDE MARKETS
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL MARKET
CRUDE OIL PRICE
CRUDE OIL PRICES
CRUDE OIL PRICING
CRUDE OILS
CRUDE PRICE
CRUDE PRICES
DEMAND FUNCTION
DISTILLATION
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY PLANNERS
EXPENDITURE
FORWARD PRICE
FORWARD PRICES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL
GASOLINE
GLOBAL OIL PRODUCTION
HEAVY CRUDE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN SULFIDE
IMPORT
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
MARKET TRENDS
MILLION BARRELS
MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICES
OIL AND GAS
OIL IMPORTS
OIL INDUSTRY
OIL PRICE LEVEL
OIL PRICING
OIL PRODUCTION
OIL REVENUES
OIL TRADERS
OPEC
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
PRICE
PRICE ADJUSTMENTS
PRICE FORECAST
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE OF OIL
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRICES OF CRUDES
REFINERIES
REFINERY
REFINING
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
SALE
SEASONAL VARIATION
SPOT PRICES
SPREAD
STREAM
SULFUR
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR CONTENT
WEST EUROPE
WORLD MARKET
Bacon, Robert
Tordo, Silvana
Crude Oil Price Differentials and Differences in Oil Qualities : A Statistical Analysis
relation ESMAP technical paper;no. 81
description This report updates and extends previous work by a statistical analysis of the relationship between crude price differentials and three quality differentials, as well as transport costs and seasonal effects. In addition to the API (American Petroleum Institute) gravity number and the sulfur content of the crudes, which are the qualities generally included in existing analysis, the report presents the impact of acidity (measured by the Total Acid Number - TAN) on the price differential. This is because acidity has become increasingly important as the volume of high acid crudes, particularly from West Africa, has steadily increased in recent years.
format Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper
author Bacon, Robert
Tordo, Silvana
author_facet Bacon, Robert
Tordo, Silvana
author_sort Bacon, Robert
title Crude Oil Price Differentials and Differences in Oil Qualities : A Statistical Analysis
title_short Crude Oil Price Differentials and Differences in Oil Qualities : A Statistical Analysis
title_full Crude Oil Price Differentials and Differences in Oil Qualities : A Statistical Analysis
title_fullStr Crude Oil Price Differentials and Differences in Oil Qualities : A Statistical Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Crude Oil Price Differentials and Differences in Oil Qualities : A Statistical Analysis
title_sort crude oil price differentials and differences in oil qualities : a statistical analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/6544056/crude-oil-price-differentials-differences-oil-qualities-statistical-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18006
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