aim—to promote cooperation in the petroleum industry;

members—(10) Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

established—18 June 1981, effective 4 July 1981;

aim—to promote political, economic, and defense cooperation;

members—(7) Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;

associate member—(1) British Virgin Islands ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

established—14 September 1960;

aim—to coordinate petroleum policies;

members—(13) Algeria, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

established—22-25 September 1969;