Opec The Rise and Fall of an Exclusive Club

First published in 1986. This book looks at the World Oil industry before OPEC, the emergence of international oil companies, pricing, and the development of OPEC, the Organisation and Petroleum-Exporting Countries.

Part 1 The Introduction; Chapter 1 World Oil Industry before OPEC; Part 2 The Organisation and Petroleum-Exporting Countries; Chapter 2 The Birth of the Organisation; Chapter 3 Membership and Members of OPEC; Part 3 The First Decade 1960 – 1970; Chapter 4 The Objectives of the First Decade; Chapter 5 Increasing the Price of Oil; Chapter 6 Increasing the Income from Oil; Chapter 7 OPEC – Participation During the First Decade; Part 4 The Second Decade 1970–1980; Chapter 8 OPEC The Second Decade. The Years of Change 1970–1973; Chapter 9 The Years of OPEC Power 1974–1980; Part 5 Beyond the Second Decade; Chapter 10 The Decline of OPEC Power; Chapter 11 Summary and Conclusion;

Shukri Ghanem