Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

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The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries is a coalition of Arab oil-producing states that coordinates petroleum policies and gained prominence for using oil as a political and economic tool in international affairs.

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instanceOf energy organization
intergovernmental organization
international organization
alsoKnownAs Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries Organization NERFINISHED
continentOfHeadquarters Asia NERFINISHED
cooperatesWith Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries NERFINISHED
countryOfHeadquarters Kuwait NERFINISHED
economicRole coordination of oil production and investment among members
field energy policy
oil and gas
petroleum
founder Kuwait NERFINISHED
Libya NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
foundingCountry Lebanon NERFINISHED
foundingDate 1968-01-09
foundingLocation Beirut NERFINISHED
foundingMember Kuwait NERFINISHED
Libya NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
foundingYear 1968
hasAbbreviation OAPEC NERFINISHED
hasMemberType Arab oil-producing state
headquartersLocation Kuwait City NERFINISHED
memberState Algeria NERFINISHED
Bahrain NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Kuwait NERFINISHED
Libya NERFINISHED
Qatar NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Tunisia NERFINISHED
United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Arabic
politicalRole use of oil as a political tool in international affairs
purpose cooperation in the petroleum industry
coordination of petroleum policies among Arab member states
maximizing the benefits of petroleum resources for member states
promoting the development of the petroleum industry
safeguarding the interests of Arab oil-producing countries
regionServed Arab world NERFINISHED
Middle East
North Africa
shortName OAPEC NERFINISHED
usesScript Arabic script
workingLanguage Arabic

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Arab oil embargo imposedBy Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries