Economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017

Abstract It is of real and direct significance for China to cope with oil price fluctuations and ensure oil security. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze the specific contribution ratios of the complex factors influencing international crude oil prices and to establish crude oil price models t...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8ed5a7e1e92b4a6fa59cdb8845f8cba82021-12-02T11:20:14ZEconomics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 201710.1007/s12182-018-0228-z1672-51071995-8226https://doaj.org/article/8ed5a7e1e92b4a6fa59cdb8845f8cba82018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-018-0228-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/1672-5107https://doaj.org/toc/1995-8226Abstract It is of real and direct significance for China to cope with oil price fluctuations and ensure oil security. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze the specific contribution ratios of the complex factors influencing international crude oil prices and to establish crude oil price models to forecast long-term international crude oil prices. Six explanatory influential variables, namely Dow Jones Indexes, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development oil stocks, US rotary rig count, US dollar index, total open interest, which is the total number of outstanding contracts that are held by market participants at the end of each day, and geopolitical instability are specified, and the samples, from January 1990 to August 2017, are divided into six sub-periods. Moreover, the co-integration relationship among variables shows that the contribution ratios of all the variables influencing Brent crude oil prices are in accordance with the corresponding qualitative analysis. Furthermore, from September 2017 to December 2022 outside of the sample, the Vector Autoregressive forecasts show that annually averaged Brent crude oil prices for 2017–2022 would be $53.0, $61.3, $74.4, $90.0, $105.5, and $120.7 per barrel, respectively. The Vector Error Correction forecasts show that annual average Brent crude oil prices for 2017–2022 would be $53.0, $56.5, $58.5, $60.7, $63.0 and $65.4 per barrel, respectively.Hai-Ling ZhangChang-Xin LiuMeng-Zhen ZhaoYi SunKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.articleInternational crude oil pricesFundamental and non-fundamental factorsCo-integration theoryVector autoregressive (VAR)Vector error correction (VEC)ScienceQPetrologyQE420-499ENPetroleum Science, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 432-450 (2018)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic International crude oil prices
Fundamental and non-fundamental factors
Co-integration theory
Vector autoregressive (VAR)
Vector error correction (VEC)
Science
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Petrology
QE420-499
spellingShingle International crude oil prices
Fundamental and non-fundamental factors
Co-integration theory
Vector autoregressive (VAR)
Vector error correction (VEC)
Science
Q
Petrology
QE420-499
Hai-Ling Zhang
Chang-Xin Liu
Meng-Zhen Zhao
Yi Sun
Economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017
description Abstract It is of real and direct significance for China to cope with oil price fluctuations and ensure oil security. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze the specific contribution ratios of the complex factors influencing international crude oil prices and to establish crude oil price models to forecast long-term international crude oil prices. Six explanatory influential variables, namely Dow Jones Indexes, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development oil stocks, US rotary rig count, US dollar index, total open interest, which is the total number of outstanding contracts that are held by market participants at the end of each day, and geopolitical instability are specified, and the samples, from January 1990 to August 2017, are divided into six sub-periods. Moreover, the co-integration relationship among variables shows that the contribution ratios of all the variables influencing Brent crude oil prices are in accordance with the corresponding qualitative analysis. Furthermore, from September 2017 to December 2022 outside of the sample, the Vector Autoregressive forecasts show that annually averaged Brent crude oil prices for 2017–2022 would be $53.0, $61.3, $74.4, $90.0, $105.5, and $120.7 per barrel, respectively. The Vector Error Correction forecasts show that annual average Brent crude oil prices for 2017–2022 would be $53.0, $56.5, $58.5, $60.7, $63.0 and $65.4 per barrel, respectively.
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author Hai-Ling Zhang
Chang-Xin Liu
Meng-Zhen Zhao
Yi Sun
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Chang-Xin Liu
Meng-Zhen Zhao
Yi Sun
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title Economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017
title_short Economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017
title_full Economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017
title_fullStr Economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017
title_full_unstemmed Economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017
title_sort economics, fundamentals, technology, finance, speculation and geopolitics of crude oil prices: an econometric analysis and forecast based on data from 1990 to 2017
publisher KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/8ed5a7e1e92b4a6fa59cdb8845f8cba8
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