Markets: A Rigorous Course

M12 · Problem 13 ★★ Check

Supply-shock arithmetic

Use (12.21). Assume:

  • world liquids demand is 104 mb/d (assumption);
  • Hormuz flows fall from 20 to 2.7 mb/d;
  • bypass pipelines carry 2.6 mb/d;
  • the IEA release of 400 mb is spread over 120 days;
  • ϵs+ϵd=0.25\epsilon_s+\epsilon_d=0.25 (assumption).

(a) Compute the net supply loss ϕ\phi. (b) Predict the Brent price starting from $72. (c) Compare with the 2026 settled peak of $118.35 and list what the model leaves out.

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Commas, ₹, % and 1e-3 notation are accepted.

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