| dc.contributor.advisor | Polemis, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Πολέμης, Μιχαήλ | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hamamciyan, Liane - Sophie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-17T10:20:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-17T10:20:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-06-26 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dione.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/unipi/18713 | |
| dc.format.extent | 103 | el |
| dc.language.iso | en | el |
| dc.publisher | Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς | el |
| dc.rights | Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ελλάδα | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr/ | * |
| dc.title | The impact of US shale oil production on the global oil market | el |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | el |
| dc.contributor.department | Σχολή Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών. Τμήμα Διεθνών και Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών | el |
| dc.description.abstractEN | This study demonstrates how the US shale revolution fundamentally restructured global oil
markets through three structural mechanisms: 1) Introducing price-elastic supply capabilities that
reduced OPEC's market-balancing capacity from controlling 75% of global spare capacity (2008)
to 58% (2020), 2) Redefining global trade flows through accelerated US energy self-sufficiency
that cut net oil imports by 12.4 million b/d (2005-2020) while expanding light crude exports to 3.4
million b/d1, and 3) Creating new geopolitical realities through reduced petrostate leverage,
evidenced by 22% decrease in Middle Eastern crude's strategic premium (2010-2020). Empirical
analysis reveals shale production contributed 58% of global supply growth 2010-20201, with
Permian Basin productivity gains driving 62% improvement in barrels per fracking unit (2016-
2023, Fig.8). The supply elasticity introduced through 6-9 month project cycles1reduced Brent
crude volatility by 22% post-2014 price crash compared to previous cycles, while quality arbitrage
from light shale exports forced $12-18/bbl discounts for medium/heavy crudes. These
transformations established shale as the marginal price-setting barrel, with WTI-Brent spreads
narrowing from $27 (2011) to $3 (2023) as infrastructure constraints eased1. The study concludes
that shale's structural impacts persist despite cyclical volatility, necessitating revised market
models incorporating elastic supply responses and reconfigured petrostate strategies in energy
diplomacy. | el |
| dc.contributor.master | Energy: Strategy, Law & Economics | el |
| dc.subject.keyword | Oil market | el |
| dc.subject.keyword | US | el |
| dc.subject.keyword | US shale oil | el |
| dc.date.defense | 2025-12-02 | |