The North American Natural Gas Liquids Markets are Chaotic

Apostolos Serletis and Periklis Gogas

The Energy Journal, 1999, vol. Volume20, issue Number 1, 83-103

Abstract: In this paper we test for deterministic chaos (i.e., nonlinear deterministic processes which look random) in seven Mont Belview, Texas, hydrocarbon markets, using monthly data from 1985:1 to 1996:12--the markets are those of ethane, propane, normal butane, iso-butane, naptha, crude oil, and natural gas. In doing so, we use the Lyapunov exponent estimator of Nychka, Ellner, Gallant, and McCaffrey (1992). We conclude that there is evidence, consistent with a chaotic nonlinear generation process in all five natural gas liquids markets.

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Date: 1999
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