Founding of OPEC and Early Years (1960–1969)

1. Posted-price cuts trigger producer backlash

   Aug 9, 1960Labels: Posted Prices, International Oil

   • GeoExpro
   • Britannica

2. Baghdad Conference establishes OPEC

   Sep 14, 1960Labels: OPEC, Baghdad Conference

   • Britannica
   • OPEC
   • EBSCO

3. Second meeting in Caracas adopts OPEC Statute

   Jan 1, 1961Labels: OPEC Statute, Caracas Meeting

   • OPEC Statute
   • Britannica

4. Qatar becomes OPEC’s first new member

   Jan 1, 1961Labels: Qatar, OPEC Membership

   • OPEC History
   • Britannica

5. Indonesia and Libya join OPEC

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: Indonesia, Libya

   • OPEC History
   • Libya OPEC
   • Britannica

6. OPEC registers with the United Nations

   Nov 6, 1962Labels: United Nations, OPEC

   • Balance
   • Britannica

7. OPEC relocates headquarters to Vienna

   Sep 1, 1965Labels: Vienna Headquarters, OPEC Secretariat

   • OPEC History
   • Britannica

8. Abu Dhabi joins OPEC amid Gulf expansion

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Abu Dhabi, Persian Gulf

   • Britannica
   • OPEC History

9. Six-Day War leads to limited 1967 oil embargo

   Jun 6, 1967Labels: Six-Day War, Oil Embargo

   • 1967 Embargo

10. OAPEC forms after 1967 embargo experience

    Jan 9, 1968Labels: OAPEC, Beirut Agreement

    • OAPEC
    • US Historian
    • Britannica

11. OPEC issues 1968 petroleum policy declaration

    Jun 1, 1968Labels: 1968 Declaration, Government Participation

    • US Historian
    • Britannica

12. Algeria joins OPEC as membership grows

    Jan 1, 1969Labels: Algeria, OPEC Expansion

    • OPEC History
    • Britannica