Problems facing OPEC
The problems of OPEC are as follows:
- One of the problems facing OPEC is the declining loyalty of its member-nations which has made it difficult for the decisions of the organisation to be obeyed.
- The present challenge and competition posed by non-OPEC oil producing nations like Britain, Mexico, Norway etc. give OPEC a serious food for thought.
- OPEC is also faced with the problem of its member-nations side-tracking their agreed and fixed production quota.
- The world economic depression which brought about fall in oil price affected OPEC drastically.
- OPEC is also faced with the problem of increasing research by Western advanced nations to find substitute for oil.
- The activities of the advanced nations in stockpiling oil which contributed to the fall of oil price is causing great concern in OPEC.
- Political disagreement which sometimes leads to war between member-nations, like Iran and Iraq war, causes a serious problem to OPEC.
- The rivalry for the leadership of the organisation between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a big problem to OPEC.
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