OPEC was formed in 1960 to co-ordinate and unify petroleum policies among Member Countries, in an effort to secure fair and stable prices for petroleum producers.
The answer you are looking for is most likely OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), but there are several non-Middle Eastern members of OPEC like Venezuela and Nigeria.
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Organization: Founded at Baghdad Conference, September 10-14, 1960. By. Univonline.
The formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) occurred in September of 1960 at the Baghdad Conference, It was created by five countries which included Kuwait, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. As of 2014, there are 12 member countries. OPEC's goal was to have more control over oil prices and their petroleum resources.
From OPEC.org: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization, created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10-14, 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
OPEC was formed between September 10-14 1960, and was in effect January 1961.
OPEC - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
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the oil exporting countries of the middle east formed OPEC in 1960 because of the Suez crisis and the oil prices rose as production decreased
Saudi Arabia joined opec in 1960 it was one of the founding members
OPEC was founded in Baghdad in 1960. Iraq is already an OPEC country. www.opec.org
The answer you are looking for is most likely OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), but there are several non-Middle Eastern members of OPEC like Venezuela and Nigeria.
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Organization: Founded at Baghdad Conference, September 10-14, 1960. By. Univonline.