OPEC's Oil Cartel
Who really controls the price of oil globally?
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35 mins
Discover the intricate world of oil politics and how global powers, led by OPEC, influence prices and production. Explore the historical rise of oil-producing nations reclaiming control from western companies and the challenges they face in stabilizing supply while navigating global demand.
Ep 1:
The Cartel That Rewrote Power
Before OPEC, seven corporate giants controlled the world's oil—until 1960, when a handful of nations rose up to seize control of their own destiny.
Ep 2:
Cheap Gas, Costly Contradictions
Inside OPEC's strange paradox: nations sitting on oceans of oil yet crippled by cheap subsidies, mismanagement, and a Russian rival quietly filling the gaps.
Discussions (12)
Bradford
Level 4 · 8 mo agoFunny how they fake stats
Roger
Level 10 · 8 mo agovenezuela faking reserves
Harper
Level 5 · 8 mo agoIt’s basically a group project where the Saudis do the work and everyone else cheats. Classic.
