Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Events (7)
- August 14, 1971: OPEC Seeks Larger Share in Oil Companies’ Profits 1971-08-14
- October 17, 1973: OPEC Declares an Embargo against Oil Exports to the US and the Netherlands 1973-10-17
- May 28-30, 1990: Hussein Says Oil Production by Neighbors Constitutes ‘Economic Warfare’ against Iraq 1990-05-28
- July 17, 1990: Hussein Slams Arab Leaders for Cooperating with US, Intends to Drive Oil Prices Up to Pay Iraqi Debt 1990-07-17
- September 22, 2009: Iran to Switch Reserve Currency from Dollar to Euro 2009-09-22
- November 2002: 51% of World’s Oil Will Come from OPEC by 2025, Says DOE
- Early 2005: Expert Says Privatizing Iraqi Oil Industry Would Have Destabilized OPEC, Saudi Monarchy