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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ; pronounced /oʊ.pɛk/ , oh -pek ) is a cartel of twelve countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwai...
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization made up of 13 oil producing nations. ... BE WARNED that, OPEC is in no way linked to any such organizations, businesses, entities or individuals. Anyone wishing to forge a link with OPEC should do so via clearly established and...
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al-Naimi: You have to be careful calling OPEC a "cartel." I resent that. "Cartel" does not apply to OPEC. I know the press uses "cartel" in a derogatory manner, but it shouldn't be. ... But this actually raises a question: is it fair to call OPEC a cartel? Just to get technical, I thought it might be useful to dust off my...
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Promising to break the OPEC cartel also sounds great. And lots of people will think it sounds great. And some will believe it and vote for her. She's saying it because it works. Just like Obama is making all of these feel good speeches that won't result in any change.
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But the world’s largest cartel – OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries representing 13 major oil producing nations — is not only recognized as a legal entity, it’s protected by U.S. foreign trade laws. ... In the early 1970s, OPEC brought the West to its knees with oil embargoes. But the group...
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OPEC News and analysis on Oil, Energy, Fuel, Petrol, Gas, Petroleum, Power and more. Searchable news in 44 languages from WorldNews Network and Archive ... | Opec, the oil producers' cartel, has said that it may increase oil production this year if prices continue to rise. | José Botelho de Vasconcelos, the Angolan Oil...
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By Samuel Brittan ... Published: September 16 2005 03:00 | Last updated: September 16 2005 03:00 ... Large and sudden increases in oil prices produce a special problem for macroeconomic policy - for two reasons. First, oil and related energy items account for a large portion of most countries' expenditure.
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Al-Naimi: You have to be careful calling OPEC a cartel. I resent that. ... "Careful," hmm?  As though you're concerned for the safety of those who don't heed your warnings?  Gee, what's going to happen to us if we keep speaking the truth about the OPEC cartel and about racist judges?
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For nearly 50 years, the members of OPEC have openly operated as a cartel. OPEC's statutory provisions even state that its mission is "the coordination and unification of the petroleum policies of member countries and the determination of the best means for safeguarding their interests, individually and collectively."
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0623/p09s02-coop.html
Companies are already locking up resources and selling abroad. ... Forget OPEC. Some experts say the next cartel will be an organization of water-exporting countries. Others see more danger in local privatization of water, which could restrict access to the poor within nations.
www.csmonitor.com/2004/1230/p13s01-sten.html
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