OPEC
Appears in 4 conspiracy theories
Big Oil's Suppression of Alternatives
The theory that major oil companies have systematically funded climate denial, purchased and shelved alternative energy patents, and corrupted regulatory and political processes to maintain fossil fuel dominance — with significant elements now confirmed by documentary evidence.
Energy Crisis Suppression Conspiracy
Examining claims that revolutionary energy technologies have been suppressed by oil companies and governments, and that energy crises are artificially manufactured.
OPEC Oil Embargo / Artificial Scarcity Conspiracy
Theories that the 1973 oil embargo was engineered not just as Arab retaliation but as part of a broader US-Saudi agreement to dramatically raise oil prices, strengthening petrodollar hegemony.
Peak Oil as Manufactured Scarcity
Was 'peak oil' a deliberately promoted scare to keep oil prices high? The Hubbert curve, the oil industry's motives, and the debate over manufactured scarcity.