We noticed that the stove (which his wife had set on medium heat) was about 400F at the edge of the flame and about 600F at the center of the burner. skibm80 is right that boiling water won't get above 212F, but the stove itself could get quite a bit hotter. I wouldn't put glass directly on the stove.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. It is an oil cartel whose mission is to coordinate the policies of the oil-producing countries. The goal is to secure a steady income to the member states and to secure supply of oil to the consumers.
Oil is a commodity, and as such, it tends to see larger fluctuations in price than more stable investments such as stocks and bonds. OPEC, or the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, is the main influencer of fluctuations in oil prices.OPEC is a consortium made up of 13 countries: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.PEC vowed to keep the price of oil above $100 a barrel for the foreseeable future, but in mid-2014, the price of oil began to tumble. It fell from a peak of above $100 a barrel to below $50 a barrel. OPEC was the major cause of cheap oil. It refused to cut oil production, leading to the tumble in oil prices.