Ecuador and Venezuela are the two South American countries that are members of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries). They are also the only South American countries that are full members of the organization.
As world demand for oil rose,OPEC's power increased.During the 1970s,the middle eastern members showed how the power could be used.In 1973,Arab nations were at war with Israel.Using oil as a political weapon,OPEC stopped oil shipments from the Middle East to countries that support Israel.
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There are twelve members in OPEC: Algeria Angola Ecuador Iran Iraq Kuwait Libya Nigeria Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Venezuela Gabon and Indonesia used to be members of OPEC but left in 1994 and 2009.
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The Middle East region has the greatest number of members in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates are some of the largest oil-producing nations and members of OPEC from this region.
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All Arab nations that export oil are members of OPEC. When the US supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War (as to offset USSR's supplies to the Arab states) OPEC declared an oil embargo on the US..