1973 oil crisis

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The 1973 oil crisis was a major global energy shock triggered by an OPEC oil embargo that led to soaring oil prices, fuel shortages, and widespread economic disruption in many industrialized countries.

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Label Occurrences
1973 oil crisis canonical 2
Arab oil crisis 1
first oil shock 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf economic crisis
energy crisis
historical event
oil crisis
alsoKnownAs 1973 oil embargo
1973 oil crisis
surface form: first oil shock
causeOf 1970s global recession
decline of postwar economic boom
growth of environmental and energy conservation movements
rise of energy security as a policy priority
structural changes in automobile industry
countryMostAffected France
Japan
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

West Germany
embargoAnnouncedBy OPEC
surface form: Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
embargoStartDate 1973-10-17
embargoTarget Netherlands
Portugal
Rhodesia
South Africa
United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1974-03
historicalPeriod Cold War
location Japan
North America
Western Europe
global
industrialized countries
mainCause oil embargo against other Western allies of Israel
oil embargo against the Netherlands
oil embargo against the United States
oil production cuts by Arab OPEC members
oilPriceAfterCrisis around 12 USD per barrel
oilPriceBeforeCrisis around 3 USD per barrel
oilPriceIncreaseFactor approximately 4
participant Arab members of OPEC
Canada
Egypt
France
Japan
Kuwait
Libya
Netherlands
OPEC
surface form: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

West Germany
Western Europe
relatedTo 1979 energy crisis
Arab–Israeli conflict
Yom Kippur War
stagflation of the 1970s
result changes in monetary and macroeconomic policy in OECD countries
creation of the International Energy Agency
development of strategic petroleum reserves
expansion of nuclear power programs in some countries
fuel shortages
gasoline rationing in several countries
high inflation
increased interest in energy conservation
increased investment in Alaska North Slope oil
increased investment in North Sea oil
long queues at petrol stations
recession in many industrialized economies
sharp increase in oil prices
shift toward smaller and more fuel-efficient cars
stagflation in the 1970s
startDate 1973-10
triggeredBy Arab oil embargo
surface form: OPEC oil embargo

Yom Kippur War

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Yom Kippur War consequence 1973 oil crisis
1973 oil crisis alsoKnownAs 1973 oil crisis
this entity surface form: first oil shock
Arab oil embargo alsoKnownAs 1973 oil crisis
Arab oil embargo alsoKnownAs 1973 oil crisis
this entity surface form: Arab oil crisis
Three-Day Week crisis mainCause 1973 oil crisis
this entity surface form: oil crisis of 1973