Ryan McAvoy said:
Bingowings said:
It's no secret that CHOAM is meant to be OPEC.
It seems unlikely as OPEC was only formed in it's smallest incarnation, a couple of years after Herbert began writing Dune. But it's possible I guess.
More than possible
Frank Herbert said:
The scarce water of Dune is an exact analog of oil scarcity. CHOAM is OPEC.