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n. - An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum.

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  • OPEC is unlikely to give such impetus to the competition again.
  • OPEC is making things worse, but they are not the main cause either.
  • Now can we admit OPEC is a collusionary entity that should be outlawed?
  • The 2. 1M figure from OPEC is the monthly average for the whole year of 2002.
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