05040. INTERESTS AND STRATEGIES OF OPEC, MAJOR OIL COMPANIES, AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. Discusses the concentration of economic power in a few large oil companies and the means they use to control the sale of energy in the U. S. Shows how both the oil companies and OPEC work together to promote profit maximization. Includes an analysis of potential economic effects of further oil embargoes on the U. S. 11 pages, 17 footnotes, 7 bibliographic sources.