with more variation taken place during shortage and excess supply. Studies have conducted to analyze the impact of rise in crude oil price to the economic growth in the OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) countries. It has been observed that $10 in the crude oil price means decrease in the economic growth of the OPEC countries by 0.5%. This rise in prices account to have more influence on the economic condition of developing countries. Any massive increase or decrease in crude oil
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In July 2008 the spot price of Europe Brent crude oil reached a peak of $143.95 per barrel. By December 2008 the price dropped to $33.73 per barrel. On the 8th September 2011 the price was $117.99 per barrel. (Source US Energy Information Administration) Economics is the study of using resources in a productive manner and to allocate them in the best possible way. Economics is concerned with the production and consumption of goods and the transfer of money to create and get those goods. Economics
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adequate” (Energy Information Administration‚ 2008‚ para. 9). With this in mind‚ the other underlying factors that affect supply are disruption to supply or threat of disruption to supply along with The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is an organization of oil producing countries which produces over 40% of the world’s crude oil and has two-thirds of the world’s oil reserves. This organization was formed in 1960 to regulate the supply
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large and fast depleting industry. The main market oil producing countries and organizations such as Opec and Opec+‚ and a few other non-Opec countries indicate that their current production rates (reserves) are slowly being eaten up. This is shown by (graph 1) The structure of the world oil market is set to be oligopolistic as the oil market is dominated buy few suppliers‚ such as Opec and Opec + and the North Sea. For a industry to be classified as an oligopolistic industry it has to have a few
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concentrated within the 12 OPEC countries. (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries). These countries hold a vast amount of the world’s oil and gas reserves with 81% of proven oil reserves and 49% of proven gas reserves. The aim of the organisation is to unify petroleum policies so that there is a steady supply of energy to consumers‚ and a steady income for themselves- the producer. OPEC sets production targets for its member nations and generally‚ when OPEC production targets are reduced
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Current economic development of oil exporting countries. (by the example of Saudi Arabia) Introduction 3 OPEC and oil prices. 4 History 4 Common development problems of OPEC member countries 6 Saudi Arabia 8 History 8 Economic development 9 Main goals 9 Role of the government 10 New industry sectors 10 Private sector 11 Foreign labor 11 Social and politic structure 12 Conclusion 14 Literature 15 Introduction. The subject of this research is the economy and society of the oil-exporting
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References: Forgang‚ W. G.‚ & Einolf‚ K. W. (2006). Management Economics: An Accelerated Approach. M.E. Sharpe . Iran: OPEC May Need Further Output Cuts. (2008). World News Connection. Retrieved November 8‚ 2008‚ from EBSCOhost database. Kaplan‚ J. (1999). Unit 11 – Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. Retrieved November 8‚ 2008‚ from http://spot.colorado.edu/~kaplan/econ2010/section11/section11-main
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international market‚ one of the international organizations was form which is calling OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). OPEC is alliance of thirteen nations that control over fifty percent of the world oil and natural gas export. OPEC members are Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Algeria‚ Indonesia‚ Qatar‚ Nigeria‚ Libya‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Angola and Ecuador. Therefore‚ OPEC has a strong influence on the international market‚ especially when it makes a decision
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Date – 8th/11/2011 Title – Debate the notion that the world economy will once more be derailed by an oil price shock Debate the notion that the world economy will once more be derailed by an oil price shock. Introduction The Middle East countries producing oil cornerstone and centrepiece of global energy security. It is simple to understand why‚ as noted by Bakshi (2007) in 1986‚ the Middle East as a region exported 46% of oil the Organization for Economic Cooperation
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The Role of Risk management in the managing price Volatility in the Global oil and Gas Market Energy is a basic requirement for all human activity. A main characteristic of every culture and society throughout history has been the way in which it has used the energy resource at its disposal‚ and the per capital consumption of energy is the common measurement of its level of development. The oil and gas market are the driving force of the global economy and accounts for an ample of the world’s
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