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.
Report Abuse. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an international organization made up of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.Since 1965 its international headquarters have been in Vienna, Austria.ran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela were the original members; they were joined by Qatar (1961), Indonesia and Libya (1962), Abu Dhabi (1967; membership transferred to the United Arab Emirates, 1974), Algeria (1967), and Nigeria (1971).