Is OPEC A Cartel?

IHS Chairman Daniel Yergin and CME Group President Terry Duffy discusses divisions within OPEC.

Dec 8, 2015

IHS Chairman Daniel Yergin and CME Group President Terry Duffy discusses divisions within OPEC. 

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