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
continentOfHeadquarters Asia
cooperatesWith Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
linked to: OPEC
countryOfHeadquarters Kuwait
economicRole coordination of oil production and investment among members
field energy policy
oil and gas
petroleum
founder Kuwait
Libya
Saudi Arabia
foundingCountry Lebanon
foundingDate 1968-01-09
foundingLocation Beirut
foundingMember Kuwait
Libya
Saudi Arabia
foundingYear 1968
hasAbbreviation OAPEC
hasMemberType Arab oil-producing state
headquartersLocation Kuwait City
memberState Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Kuwait
Libya
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
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
Middle East
North Africa
shortName OAPEC
usesScript Arabic script
workingLanguage Arabic

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Arab oil embargo imposedBy Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries alsoKnownAs Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries Organization
linked to: Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries