Oil price demand and supply curve
Oil, like any other valuable commodity is subject to the laws of demand and supply. Oil is subject to the law of demand which states that the higher the price, the lower the demand, and vice versa, other things remaining constant. It is important to note that the demand and supply of oil makes it a special resource. supply curve and a very inelastic demand curve would also lead to a decoupling of movements in oil prices and oil production. In between these two extremes lies an oil market with a downward-sloping demand curve and an upward-sloping supply curve, which would imply that demand and supply shocks jointly a ect oil prices and production.