Reassessing Crude Oil Purchases Based on Shutdown Risk
Open Access
Author:
Bablak, Robert
Area of Honors:
Finance
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Mort D Webster, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Crude Oil Oil Trading Refining Risk Finance Corporate Finance Energy
Abstract:
This paper examines the process of how refineries obtain the crude oil that is necessary to run the plant. The thesis also examines if there are process improvements that can potentially be put in place to increase profit in refineries. Much of the research done on this topic has been in regards to recent high oil prices. This gap in research has led to a potential inefficiency in the refining process is examined in this paper. Modeling these previously unexamined variables could lead to a place where refiners can create additional profit in a time where the oil industry is suffering from recent lows in crude oil price.