ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
It unifies petroleum prices in order to promote stability in the world oil market and to ensure a regular supply of petroleum to other countries.
A
OPEC
B
OEPC
C
EOPC
D
OCPE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -OPEC is an organization that controls petroleum production, supplies, and prices in the global market. The group was established in 1960 and is made up of 13 different oil-producing companies.

Detailed explanation-2: -OPEC’s objective is to co-ordinate and unify petroleum policies among Member Countries, in order to secure fair and stable prices for petroleum producers; an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations; and a fair return on capital to those investing in the industry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its members meet regularly to coordinate how much crude oil to sell collectively on global markets. “OPEC+ tailors supply and demand to balance the market, ” Kate Dourian of UK industry body the Energy Institute told the BBC. “They keep prices high by lowering supplies when the demand for oil slumps."

Detailed explanation-4: -OPEC produced approximately 37.9 percent of the world’s total crude oil in 2021.

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