Mr. Peter K. Ashton

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  www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/2 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/22/2007    Last Visited: 6/22/2007  

  Peter K. Ashton, president of Innovation & Information Consultants, which specializes in analyzing the petroleum industry, said inventories are near the minimum level for smooth operation of the entire distribution system."The system itself is moving closer and closer to the breaking point, such that any little hiccup in terms of a supply curtailment, even one that lasts only a couple of days, can cause precipitous price spikes," Ashton said.

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  www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=about.Contr - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/11/2008    Last Visited: 8/13/2008  

  Peter Ashton E-mail PKAshton@aol.comPeter K. Ashton is the president of Innovation & Information Consultants, Inc., an economic and financial consulting firm which specializes in the analysis of the petroleum industry.

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  www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.vi - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/19/2006    Last Visited: 8/13/2008  

  The latter two respondents, independently, referred me to Peter K. Ashton, a long-time consultant on petroleum issues who has testified on gasoline pricing before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.Ashton's response to the same question:
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  [Click here for an earlier piece by Peter Ashton on oil firm profits.]
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  If, as Ashton says, gas prices are not correlating with crude oil prices, why not?

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  FTC Gas Price Studies Have Little Effect - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/17/2003    Last Visited: 9/22/2003  

  Peter Ashton, president of Innovation and Information Consultants, a Concord, Mass., financial consulting firm specializing in gasoline issues, told Congress last year that the industry adopted trendy "just in time" principles used in modern industry that try to provide the market with just enough product to cover demand.
  
  Just-in-time concepts cut costs by reducing storage needs, but in the case of gasoline leaves the market subject to disruption of the kind that produces price spikes.Ashton said his analysis showed this could explain why the price of gasoline jumps at the pumps even when the price of crude oil remains stable.

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  Gasoline Prices News | KXNet.com North Dakota - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/16/2006    Last Visited: 11/16/2006  

  The latter two respondents, independently, referred me to Peter K. Ashton, a long-time consultant on petroleum issues who has testified on gasoline pricing before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.Ashton's response to the same question:

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  IIC — People - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/18/2008    Last Visited: 7/18/2008  

  Peter K. AshtonPeter K. Ashton has consulted to numerous public and private sector clients on various litigation, tax, and regulatory issues.His primary areas of expertise are in the energy, services, and high technology industries.He has been involved in a large number of cases as an economic expert, providing testimony on issues related to the computation of damages, valuation of assets and commodities, statistical studies, regulatory issues, and antitrust matters.Mr. Ashton has authored numerous articles and reports and given speeches to a wide variety of audiences.
  
  Prior to founding IIC, Inc., Mr. Ashton was a senior consultant at Putnam, Hayes, & Bartlett, Inc. and a senior research associate at Charles River Associates Incorporated.Mr. Ashton received an A.B. degree in economics and government from Colby College and an M.I.A. degree from the School of International Affairs and Public Policy at Columbia University.Mr. Ashton is a member of the American Economic Association and the Southern Economic Association.

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  International Association for Energy Economics ::... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2005    Last Visited: 5/11/2008  

  Measuring the Impact of High Oil Prices and Federal Policy Initiatives in Offshore Gulf of Mexico Exploration, Development and Production Activity - Lee O. Upton, III and Peter K. Ashton (Innovation & Information Consultants, Inc.)

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  KSHB: News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/16/2003    Last Visited: 9/18/2003  

  Peter Ashton, president of Innovation and Information Consultants, a Concord, Mass., financial consulting firm specializing in gasoline issues, told Congress last year that the industry adopted trendy "just in time" principles used in modern industry that try to provide the market with just enough product to cover demand.
  
  Just-in-time concepts cut costs by reducing storage needs, but in the case of gasoline leaves the market subject to disruption of the kind that produces price spikes.Ashton said his analysis showed this could explain why the price of gasoline jumps at the pumps even when the price of crude oil remains stable.

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  Nieman Watchdog > About Us > Contributor > Peter Ashton - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/16/2004    Last Visited: 6/19/2005  

  Peter Ashton pkashton@aol.com Peter K. Ashton is the president of Innovation & Information Consultants, Inc., (IIC, Inc.) an economics and financial consulting firm located in Concord, Mass. Prior to founding IIC, Inc., he Ashton was an Associate at Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, Inc. and a Senior Research Associate at Charles River Associates, Inc.Ashton has consulted on various issues related to the petroleum industry for over 20 years, and has testified as an expert on gasoline pricing matters before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.He has also been retained as an expert on gasoline supply and pricing matters by the federal government, several states, and private industry.Ashton has an A.B. degree in economics and government from Colby College and a master's degree in international economics and business from Columbia University.

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  Nieman Watchdog > Ask This > Ask the candidates what... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/26/2007    Last Visited: 8/13/2008  

  Peter Ashton puts his finger on the reasons for the severe spikes (more than 100 percent since Bush became president), has ideas on how to combat them, and offers questions for reporters to put to candidates.
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  By Peter K. Ashton
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  [Also by Peter K. Ashton on NiemanWatchdog: The method behind endless gasoline price spikes.]
  
  Peter K. Ashton is the president of Innovation & Information Consultants, Inc., an economic and financial consulting firm which specializes in the analysis of the petroleum industry.

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