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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[An OPIC to counter OPEC? The time is right]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/an-opic-to-counter-opec-the-time-is-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/an-opic-to-counter-opec-the-time-is-right/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/an-opic-to-counter-opec-the-time-is-right/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/international-markets/" rel="tag">International Markets</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/xom/" rel="tag">Exxon Mobil (XOM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/india/" rel="tag">India</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/russia/" rel="tag">Russia</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/venezuela/" rel="tag">Venezuela</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nextbigthing/" rel="tag">Next Big Thing</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cvx/" rel="tag">Chevron Corp (CVX)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cop/" rel="tag">ConocoPhillips (COP)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bp/" rel="tag">BP p.l.c. ADS (BP)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mexico/" rel="tag">Mexico</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/canada/" rel="tag">Canada</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/japan/" rel="tag">Japan</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/commodities/" rel="tag">Commodities</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/oil/" rel="tag">Oil</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/eastern-europe/" rel="tag">Eastern Europe</a></p>The "Totally Informal Economics Roundtable" (TIER) met this week. For those unfamiliar, the Roundtable achieves a quorum whenever yours truly and my three astute economist friends from graduate school convene to discuss matters economic...or to celebrate the birthday of one our school-age children.<br /><br />This week's the topic was OPIC. That's OPIC, not OPEC. <br /><br />Most readers/investors know about OPEC, the <a href="http://www.opec.org/home/">Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.</a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/an-opic-to-counter-opec-the-time-is-right/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>An OPIC to counter OPEC? The time is right</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/an-opic-to-counter-opec-the-time-is-right/">An OPIC to counter OPEC? The time is right</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/an-opic-to-counter-opec-the-time-is-right/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1041110/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/an-opic-to-counter-opec-the-time-is-right/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alternate energy sources</category><category>Asia</category><category>China</category><category>developing world</category><category>emerging markets</category><category>energy</category><category>environment</category><category>Europe</category><category>gasoline</category><category>gasoline prices</category><category>industrialized world</category><category>Middle East</category><category>oil</category><category>oil prices</category><category>oil production</category><category>OilPrices</category><category>OPEC</category><category>Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries</category><category>renewable energy</category><category>U.S.</category><category>United States</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Lazzaro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
