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Crude Oil Imports From Persian Gulf 2005

Source:

htp://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/summary2005.html

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Organizational and Geographical Definitions

Organizational and Geographical Definitions

International Energy Agency (IEA) countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States. 

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States. Data for Total OECD include the United States Territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) for all years and the Hawaiian Trade Zone for 1970-1986.

OECD Europe countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members are: Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. As of December 31, 1992, Ecuador withdrew its membership in OPEC, and as of December 31, 1994, Gabon withdrew its membership. For consistency, Ecuador and Gabon are excluded in the historical data series of OPEC totals. 

Arab members of OPEC are: Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. 

Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) are: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Neutral Zone, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. In April 1979 Egypt was suspended from OAPEC membership. In May 1989 Egypt rejoined OAPEC. For consistency, Egypt is included in the historical data series of the OAPEC totals. 

Persian (Arabian) Gulf countries are: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. 

The term "Former USSR" is being used in the International Petroleum Monthly as a purely geographical expression, referring to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Georgia, and the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania).


Source:

 htp://www.eia.doe.gov/ipm/appa.html

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