This paper studies a resource extraction problem with capacity constraints, expansion options and stochastic demand process. The producer has to decide on the optimal rate of extraction and the optimal time to build further capacity simultaneously. Using numerical methods to solve the problem,...

We present an equilibrium model of the prices of crude oil and refined products that accounts for supply and demand shocks, the elasticity of the supply and demand markets, and the characteristics of the production and adjustment costs of refiners. We use the model to examine the relation...