A dynamic game based analysis on the strategic petroleum reserve policies of developing countries

  • Ying Fan*
  • , Xiao Bing Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Strategic petroleum reserves is an effective tool to deal with uncertainties in the oil supply. Some of developing countries have embarked on SPR planning during the past few years, with the expectation of eliminating the effects of future oil-supply disruptions. However, the stockpile acquisition actions possibly raise world oil prices due to exceptional demand, and consequently raise SPR cost. With consideration on security and cost, there are probably interactions among developing countries. This paper developed a stochastic dynamic Nash game model, in which players compete with each other and make individual decisions to minimize their expected total SPR cost. The model, to some extent, can illustrate the results of two players' strategies for building up and drawing down strategic oil reserves.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2010
Pages918-922
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2010 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 10 Oct 201013 Oct 2010

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
ISSN (Print)1062-922X

Conference

Conference2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2010
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period10/10/1013/10/10

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Dynamic game
  • Energy security
  • Stochastic programming
  • Strategic petroleum reserve

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