@hrbrmstr it's absolutely not. People have the utterly incorrect knee-jerk reaction to OPEC because of the 1973 oil embargo. Which was started by *OAPEC*, which is *NOT* OPEC. OPEC is a much broader international organization which finally broke the Seven Sisters oligopoly that was inflating oil prices. Their intent was to *stabilize* oil prices. People argue with all the cheating members do, it's near useless. But the existence creates the stability, because the markets are vibe based.