Iranian Revolution and the Second Oil Shock (1978–1981)

1. Iranian oil strikes cut exports sharply

   Nov 1, 1978Labels: Iran oil, Strikes

   • WashPost
   • CIA FOIA

2. OPEC schedules 1979 price increases

   Dec 1, 1978Labels: OPEC, December 1978

   • CIA FOIA

3. Iranian output collapse hits global gasoline supplies

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: Iran oil, United States

   • Brookings
   • Brookings

4. Shah leaves Iran amid revolutionary crisis

   Jan 16, 1979Labels: Shah of, Iranian revolution

   • Brookings

5. Khomeini returns, reshaping Iran’s oil governance

   Feb 1, 1979Labels: Ayatollah Khomeini, Iranian oil

   • History com
   • Brookings

6. OPEC accelerates benchmark price increases

   Mar 1, 1979Labels: OPEC, Benchmark price

   • CIA FOIA

7. OPEC adopts two-tier prices at Geneva meeting

   Jun 29, 1979Labels: OPEC Geneva, Two-tier pricing

   • WashPost
   • WashPost

8. Carter links energy shortages to national policy shift

   Jul 15, 1979Labels: Jimmy Carter, U S

   • History com

9. U.S. embassy seizure deepens Iran’s isolation

   Nov 4, 1979Labels: U S, Hostage crisis

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

10. OPEC price unity strains as increases debated

    Dec 19, 1979Labels: OPEC ministers, Price debate

    • WashPost

11. Iran–Iraq War begins, cutting regional output

    Sep 22, 1980Labels: Iran Iraq, Regional oil

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia

12. U.S. moves to decontrol oil prices and allocations

    Jan 28, 1981Labels: Ronald Reagan, Oil decontrol

    • Reagan Library