OPEC Redux: Responding to the Russian-Iranian Gas Cartel : v

On October 21 in Tehran, the Gas Exporting Countries' Forum (GECF)agreed to form a cartel. Russia, Iran, and Qatar announced that they intend to form a yet-unnamed group to "coordinate gas policy."The United States should create a global coalition of energyconsumers to oppose oil and gas cartels and to bring marketprinciples to the natural gas industry.

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