BE – Group Assignment Group No – 15 Centre – Thane OPEC Case Study Course - IIFT EPGDIB ( Vsat) 2009 Participants :1) Dinesh Jhamnani 3) Neelesh Naik 5) Koshy John 2) Anup Nair 4) Prashant Lohade 6) Smita Meshram What is OPEC? The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent intergovernmental organization of 12 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its Member Countries. It was founded at a meeting held on 10–14 September
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The Economic Structure of OPEC For: Professor John Zink BUS 610-0703B Economics for the Global Manager By: Maria A. Journiette August 31‚ 2007 Many companies operate under a monopoly which gives them an edge or a corner on the market. In this discussion we will focus on the differences between a monopoly‚ oligopoly‚ and a cartel. We will also look at what game theory is and its affect on monopolies and cartels and the welfare affect of each of the above mentioned. A monopoly is defined
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OPEC Oil Embargo The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created in 1960 with the idea of unifying and protecting the interests of petroleum-producing countries. The members of this organization include: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Qatar‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ The United Arab Emirates‚ Algeria‚ and Nigeria. Their goal was to slowly take over the function of the companies‚ at least in production‚ and then increase the amount of revenues they could retain. Despite
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The Social‚ Economical and Environment effect that OGEC might have OPEC is a great organization of nations that are all interlinked under one common thing‚ and that is oil. With the creation of something like a OGEC‚ it will become of the most powerful organizations in the world. OGEC will involve some of the world leaders in natural gas. Within some countries there are different types of gas‚ making the organization vastly unique and strong. The countries involved will also form a alliance between
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In this paper‚ I am going to discuss how the oil cartel known as OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) impacted the United States economy in the 1970 ’s‚ how the effects of this are still felt today‚ and how their power should continue to influence our thinking where foreign policy and energy policy are concerned. First I will explain what OPEC is‚ its history and how this concerns every citizen in the United States. Then I will discuss how leaders of the past dealt with
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OPEC – Formation and influence on the world economy Ahlam Colorado Heights University Abstract The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ‚ is a permanent intergovernmental Organization‚ created at the Baghdad Conference on September 14 th‚ 1960‚ consisting of the world’s major oil-exporting nations. It was founded to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its members‚ to serve as a platform for oil producers to achieve their economic objectives by limiting supplies in the
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own benefit. The most well known cartel in existence today is OPEC‚ Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Its members are some (but not all) of the most important oil producing countries including Saudi Arabia and Mexico. Most cartels try to raise prices at the expense of consumers. The aim of this essay is to determine whether OPEC has been a successful cartel‚ this will mean I have to examine the strengths and weaknesses of OPEC which have been present throughout their existence of supplying
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Non-Cooperative Behavior of OPEC Is OPEC a classic example of an effective cartel?? What happens to world oil prices when OPEC practices cooperation?? Organization of Petrol Exporting Countries(OPEC) • Inter-governmental organization formed in 1960 by Iraq‚ Iran‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia and Venezuela • Currently has 12 members including Qatar Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ‚the United Arab Emirates ‚ Algeria ‚ Nigeria ‚ and Angola . Objectives of OPEC To formulate policies in
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Drew Haley Overview The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was formed in 1960 to unify the policies of oil exporting countries in the Middle East (About Us). During the 1973 Arab-Israeli War‚ the United States and Netherlands helped Israel in this war with supplies. This angered OPEC countries and acted as a catalyst for the 1973 oil embargo (Reid). Many countries in OPEC and most notably Saudi Arabia‚ wanted Israel to retreat from territories they gained during the war
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5 acres to the City of Atlanta for construction of a human rights center. • Green Space for Atlanta: The land between the New World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium adds five acres of green space to downtown Atlanta. • The Impact:* The combined estimated economic impact of the Georgia Aquarium and the New World of Coca-Cola is more than $105 million per year for Atlanta. • Jobs: The two attractions will create more than 2‚700 direct and induced permanent jobs. • Visitation: One million people
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