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[33] [34] Internationally important conflicts in OPEC's history have included the Six-Day War (1967), Yom Kippur War (1973), a hostage siege directed by Palestinian militants (1975), the Iranian Revolution (1979), Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), Iraqi occupation of Kuwait (1990–1991), September 11 attacks (2001), American occupation of Iraq ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. West Texas Intermediate oil price history from 1950–2000, adjusted for inflation (1947 prices) In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during the ...
Some officials in the Bush Administration agreed that OPEC countries' United States assets could be targeted, if a court were to award damages in a resulting antitrust lawsuit. They further feared that this "would likely spur retaliatory action against American interests in those countries and lead to a reduction in oil available to U.S. refiners."
One of the first challenges OPEC faced in the 1970s was the United States' unilaterally pulling out of the Bretton Woods Accord and taking the U.S. off the established Gold Exchange Standard in 1971. The change resulted in instability in world currencies and depreciation of the value of the U.S. dollar , as well as other currencies.
The expression "Seven Sisters" was coined by the head of the Italian state oil company (), Enrico Mattei, [22] who sought membership for his company, but was rejected.The history of the supermajors traces back to the seven oil companies which formed the "Consortium for Iran" cartel and dominated the global petroleum industry from the mid-1940s to the 1970s.
Approximately 72% of world oil production came from the top ten countries, and an overlapping 35% came from the twelve OPEC members. Members of OPEC+ , which includes OPEC members produce about 60% of the world's petroleum. supply and demand In addition to being top 5 in oil production, the United States and Russia are also top 5 in oil exports ...
The 1980s oil glut was a significant surplus of crude oil caused by falling demand following the 1970s energy crisis.The world price of oil had peaked in 1980 at over US$35 per barrel (equivalent to $134 per barrel in 2024 dollars, when adjusted for inflation); it fell in 1986 from $27 to below $10 ($77 to $29 in 2024 dollars).
"Petrocurrency" or (more commonly) "petrodollars" are popular shorthand for revenues from petroleum exports, mainly from the OPEC members plus Russia and Norway.Especially during periods of historically expensive oil, the associated financial flows can reach a scale of hundreds of billions of US dollar-equivalents per year – including a wide range of transactions in a variety of currencies ...