organization of arab petroleum exporting countries
81OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries …
82OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, emerged as the major petroleum pricing power in 1973, when the ownership of oil production in the Middle East transferred from the operating companies to the governments of the producing countries or …
83OPEC — (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) An intergovernmental organization whose stated objective is to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of member countries. It was created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10 14,… …
84Saudi Arabia — a kingdom in N and central Arabia, including Hejaz, Nejd, and dependencies. 20,087,965; ab. 600,000 sq. mi. (1,554,000 sq. km). Cap.: Riyadh. Cf. Mecca. * * * Saudi Arabia Introduction Saudi Arabia Background: In 1902 Abd al Aziz Ibn SAUD… …
85OPEC — abbr. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. * * * noun an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum • Syn: ↑Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries • Hypernyms:… …
86Economy of Nigeria — Currency Nigerian naira (N) (NGN) Trade organisations OPEC Statistics GDP $377.6 billion (2010 est.) (PPP; 31st) …
87Mineral industry of Africa — The mineral industry of Africa is one of the largest mineral industries in the world. Africa is the second biggest continent, with 30 million km² of land, which implies large quantities of resources. For many African countries, mineral… …
88Nigeria — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Nigeria (disambiguation). Federal Republic of Nigeria Jamhuriyar Taraiyar Nijeriya …
89Peak oil — A logistic distribution shaped production curve, as originally suggested by M. King Hubbert in 1956 …
90Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
