OPEC's balancing act and the impact of Y2K

WTRG Economics Crude Oil Price History and Outlook

OPEC: Articles written over several years analyzing the decisions faced by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

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OPEC Issues and Analysis:

OPEC: September 25, 2001 Pre Meeting analysis
OPEC: March 2001 Pre Meeting analysis
OPEC: January 2001 Pre Meeting analysis
OPEC agrees to 800,000 barrel increase. Post meeting analysis.
OPEC: September 10, 2000 Pre Meeting Issues and Analysis.
OPEC: June 21, 2000 agreement A post meeting summary and analysis.
OPEC Pre Meeting Issues and Analysis - the June 21, 2000 meeting. A discussion of the issues faced by OPEC at the current meeting.
OPEC: March 28, 2000 agreement A post meeting summary and analysis.
OPEC Pre Meeting Issues and Analysis - the March 27, 2000 meeting. A discussion of crude oil prices and delicate balance between supply and demand faced by OPEC.
OPEC's balancing act and the impact of Y2K
Market Share within OPEC One of the most frequent questions WTRG receives is "Why doesn't OPEC just cut production? They will increase total revenue!" This article explains one of the major problems OPEC faces each time it meets. It is the third in a series on crude oil pricing issues.
November 1998 OPEC meeting and cost and pricing problems faced by Independent Producers.

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