The term was coined in 1973 by Georgetown University economics professor, Ibrahim Oweiss, who recognized the need for a term that could describe the dollar receiving by petroleum exporting countries (OPEC) in exchange for oil.
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Petro-Canada was not invented per se, but rather created as a Crown Corporation. It began operations in Calgary
Petro Canada was created as a Crown Corporation through an act of Parliament in 1975
The Petro dollar market is the relationship between the cost of a good or service in relation to the barrel of oil. Products or services will go up or down in relation to the barrel of oil prices.
Petro Voinovsky died in 1996.
Petro Voinovsky was born in 1913.
Petro Zakhvalynsky was born in 1912.
Petro Zakhvalynsky died in 1943.
Petro Stojan died in 1961.
Petro Stojan was born in 1884.
Petro Parfenii died in 1665.
Petro Jazz was created in 2003.
Petro Kruk was born in 1985.