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*January: Student protests against government of Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, begin, touching off a wave of political unrest and violent clashes between police and demonstrators. Throughout the year increasing anti-Shah activities are led by Muslim fundamentalists seeking to establish a Muslim state. *March: Amoco Cadiz tanker runs aground off the coast of France, spilling of crude oil. (Largest crude spill to date.) *June Iran and Saudi Arabia block efforts of OPEC price hawks to fix the price of OPEC oil in a currency more stable than the U.S. dollar. Say world economy cannot support associated price increases. Are accused by hawks of being U.S. agents. *September: Shah puts Iran under military rule. Muslim leader Noori arrested in crackdown of opposition groups. *October: Iranian strikes; departure of foreign technicians. Pipeline fire drops Iraqi production from to . *November: Iranian oil production starts dropping. *December: Iranian production hits in mid-December; 500,000 on December 27, a 27-year low. OPEC production rises 1.6 MMBD over two months due to increased Saudi production. *December 17: OPEC decides on a 14.5 percent price increase for 1979, to be implemented quarterly. |- | width="30%" align="center" | previous year: 1977 world oil market chronology | width="40%" align="center" | This article is part of the Chronology of world oil market events (1970-2005) | width="30%" align="center" | following year: 1979 world oil market chronology |- 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1978 world oil market chronology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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