An Analysis of OPEC's Strategic Actions, US Shale Growth and the 2014 Oil Price Crash /

In November 2014, OPEC announced a new strategy geared towards improving its market share. Oil-market analysts interpreted this as an attempt to squeeze higher-cost producers including US shale oil out of the market. Over the next year, crude oil prices crashed, with large repercussions for the glob...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Behar, Alberto
Other Authors: Ritz, Robert
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/131
Online Access:Full text available on IMF