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Stranded wealth : rethinking the politics of oil in an age of abundance

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van de Graaf, Thijs and Bradshaw, Michael J. (2018) Stranded wealth : rethinking the politics of oil in an age of abundance. International Affairs, 94 (6). pp. 1309-1328. doi:10.1093/ia/iiy197

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Abstract

This article argues that the oil industry is unlikely to return to the pre-2014 status quo as two profound shifts in technology and markets are dramatically changing the longer-term outlook for the oil industry. In the short term, traditional producers will feel persistent pressure from the shale revolution, a disruptive technology that has altered the cost curve and elasticity of oil supply. In the medium term, the industry must confront a structural slowdown and eventual peak in demand owing to innovation and evolving consumer preferences, related in part to concerns over climate change. Together, these shifts reflect a new energy order in which oil is no longer an exhaustible resource, new trading patterns emerge and oil prices exhibit greater short-term volatility amid a long-term declining trend. These new rules of the game force us to reconsider some of the theories and concepts of the international political economy of oil. We flag three key political effects from these market shifts: first, key oil-producing states face economic and political turmoil; second, OPEC cannot influence the price of oil in the long term by cutting output; and third, power is redistributed in the international system.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Global Energy
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects, Oil-shale industry, Global environmental change -- Economic aspects, Climatic changes -- Government policy, Petroleum industry and trade -- Economic aspects, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Journal or Publication Title: International Affairs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0020-5850
Official Date: 1 November 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
1 November 2018Published
1 October 2018Accepted
Volume: 94
Number: 6
Page Range: pp. 1309-1328
DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiy197
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in International Affairs following peer review. The version of record 'van de Graaf, Thijs and Bradshaw, Michael (2018) Stranded wealth: rethinking the politics of oil in an age of abundance. International Affairs, 94 (6). pp. 1309-1328. doi:10.1093/ia/iiy197' is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiy197.
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: The Royal Institute of International Affairs
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
EP/L024756/1[EPSRC] Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266
NE/G007748/1[NERC] Natural Environment Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000270
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