The Road to OPEC: United States Relations with Venezuela, 1919-1976

by Stephen G. Rabe

Book Overview

On September 10, 1960, Venezuela spearheaded the formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (other original members included Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait). However, in a world abundantly supplied with oil, the United States could and did ignore Venezuelan suggestions that OPEC and the consuming nations work together to control production and to increase prices. Then, in late 1973, OPEC sent shudders throughout the world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292741537
• ISBN13: 9780292741539
• Release Date: April 1982
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"