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The Relationship of Natural Gas to Oil Prices

Abstract:
We investigate the relationship between the prices of natural gas and crude oil, and the factors that cause short run departures from the long run equilibrium price relationship. We find evidence that the link between natural gas and crude oil prices is indirect, acting through competition at the margin between natural gas and residual fuel oil. We also find that technology is critical to the long run relationship between fuel prices, and short run departures from long run equilibrium are influenced by product inventories, weather, other seasonal factors and supply shocks such as hurricanes.

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Energy Specializations: Petroleum – Markets and Prices for Crude Oil and Products; Energy Modeling – Energy Data, Modeling, and Policy Analysis; Natural Gas – Markets and Prices

JEL Codes: Q40: Energy: General, Q41: Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices, Q35: Hydrocarbon Resources, Q54: Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming, Q38: Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy, L71: Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels, L95: Gas Utilities; Pipelines; Water Utilities

Keywords: Natural gas, oil prices, ECM price relationship, US

DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol29-No3-3

Published in Volume 29, Number 3 of the bi-monthly journal of the IAEE's Energy Economics Education Foundation.

 

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