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The major oil-producing regions of the U.S.—Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, and Alaska—benefited greatly from the price inflation of the 1970s as did the U.S. oil industry in general. Oil prices generally increased throughout the decade; between 1978 and 1980 the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil increased 250 ...
The oil crisis of 1973 also had similarly large negative effects on other countries that relied heavily on imported oil, such as France, Sweden, Japan, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Denmark. In Sweden's particular case, the recession proved devastating to the shipping, ship-building, and logging and mining industries.
The 1973–1974 stock market crash caused a bear market between January 1973 and December 1974. Affecting all the major stock markets in the world, particularly the United Kingdom, [ 1 ] it was one of the worst stock market downturns since the Great Depression , the other being the financial crisis of 2007–2008 . [ 2 ]
The Israel-Hamas conflict has revived memories of the Yom Kippur War that sparked the 1973 oil crisis. Deutsche Bank’s strategists even warned this week that the odds of 1970s-style stagflation ...
December 9: Arab oil ministers announce a further production cut of 5 percent for January for non-friendly countries. December 22: OPEC Gulf Six decides to raise the posted price of marker crude from $5.12 to $11.65 per barrel effective January 1, 1974. December 25: Arab oil ministers cancel January 5 percent production cut. Saudi Arabian oil ...
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 ...
Oil prices dropped as weekly US inventories came in unexpectedly high. ... dropped to settle at $70.77 ... "As concerns about Iran oil supply have eased, market focus is shifting back to the risks ...
The second major shock was the 1973 oil crisis, when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries constrained the worldwide supply of oil. [26] Both events, combined with the overall energy shortage that characterised the 1970s, resulted in actual or relative scarcity of raw materials. The price controls resulted in shortages at the point ...