Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries | |
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 Map of OAPEC Members and their status | |
| Administrative center |  Kuwait |
| Official language | Arabic |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Membership |  Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Kuwait Libya Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Tunisia |
| Leaders | |
• Secretary General | Jamal Essa Al Loughani |
| Establishment | January 9, 1968 |
The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC; Arabic: منظمة الأقطار العربية المصدرة للبترول) is a multi-governmental organization headquartered in Kuwait which coordinates energy policies among oil-producing Arab states. OAPEC's primary objective is safeguarding the cooperation of numerous members in various aspects of economic activity within the oil industry as well as maintaining strong relations among themselves; to provide legitimate means to preserve the members' individual and collective efforts within the industry; unite on-going efforts for the procurement of oil; provide access to consumer markets on fair and reasonable terms; and provide conditions, adequate capital, and experience of investors in the oil industry.