cost push inflation
OPEC uses supply and demand to determine prices. If they want to raise the price, they slow down production. The lower supply will equal higher prices.
To regulate petroleum prices around the world.
OPEC wanted to raise the price of oil, so they used the supply /demand theory to get what they wanted. They held back the oil and raised the demand for it.
Libya
The price of foreign oil was raised by OPEC.
OPEC was created so that the prices for oil could be unified. it was also created so that the producers of the oil have a stable price as well.
The OPEC nations dramatically raised oil prices.
To regulate petroleum prices around the world.
OPEC uses supply and demand to determine prices. If they want to raise the price, they slow down production. The lower supply will equal higher prices.
Because of ever expanding demand, it makes it harder OPEC to sell us enough. As demand for oil increases so do the prices.
OPEC wanted to raise the price of oil, so they used the supply /demand theory to get what they wanted. They held back the oil and raised the demand for it.
If a new, cheaper fuel was developed, it would greatly affect OPEC. OPEC would probably have to lower its prices in order to remain competitive.
Libya
The price of foreign oil was raised by OPEC.
It raised gasoline prices.
It raised gasoline prices.
The OPEC is a body that links the major oil producing countries and provides a framework of how they will do the production and marketing. It gives them collective bargaining to get the best prices.