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Venezuela Eyes Exit from OPEC, Shaking Oil's Foundation
28 Aug
Summary
- Venezuela considers leaving OPEC, the organization it co-founded.
- This potential departure follows another nation's recent exit from OPEC.
- OPEC's long-standing influence on global oil markets is diminishing.

Founder member Venezuela is reportedly considering a departure from OPEC, the organization it helped create more than sixty years ago. This deliberation signals a potential erosion of OPEC's decades-long dominance in the global oil markets.
Venezuela's potential exit follows closely on the heels of another member nation's recent departure. These successive considerations of leaving suggest a growing challenge to OPEC's influence and unity in managing international oil production and prices.