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  • OPEC daily basket price stood at $97.48 a barrel Thursday, 28 September 2023

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  • Why the world needs more oil, not less – Al Ghais

    Vienna, Austria, 31 August 2023--OPEC Secretary General, HE Haitham Al Ghais, stated that the world would continue to witness rising oil demand amidst global energy transitions.

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  • OPEC Secretary General to participate in G20 meeting in India

    Vienna, Austria, 21 July 2023--OPEC Secretary General, HE Haitham Al Ghais, will participate at the G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting in Goa, India, on 22 July.

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Press Releases

Press Releases
  • Historic ‘Algiers Accord’ reaches seven years

    The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) today marks the seventh anniversary since the adoption of the historic ‘Algiers Accord’.

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  • OPEC Statement on peak fossil fuel demand

    On the International Energy Agency’s recent Op-Ed published on 12 September 2023, asserting that fossil fuel demand would peak before 2030, OPEC notes that consistent and data-based forecasts do not support this assertion. 

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  • OPEC marks its 63rd Anniversary

    The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) today turned 63.

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  • 49th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee

    The 49th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) took place via videoconference on Friday, 04 August 2023.

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Speeches

Speeches
  • Remarks by OPEC Secretary General

    Delivered by HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, at the G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting, 22 July 2023, Goa, India.

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  • Address by OPEC Secretary General

    Delivered by HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, at the Energy Asia conference, 26 June 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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  • Address by OPEC Secretary General

    Delivered by HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, at the 30th Annual Middle East Petroleum and Gas conference (MPGC), 22 May 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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  • OPEC Statement to the UN Climate Change Conference

    Delivered by HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, at the Resumed High-Level Segment of the UN Climate Change Conference, 16 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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