What are the challenges for the oil market as follows: Competition in the market including the supply of shale oil,  Technological challenges, and  Dealing with fluctuations in the international oil prices

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  • What are the challenges for the oil market as follows:

    • Competition in the market including the supply of shale oil, 

    • Technological challenges, and 

    • Dealing with fluctuations in the international oil prices 

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There exists various markets like perfectly competitive market, oligopoly market,  monopoly, monopolistic competition, etc. The oil market is basically oligopoly as there are only few sellers and there exists a number of buyers. Hence, they forms cartels in order to get rid of the price wars.

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