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OPEC daily basket price stood at $100.04 a barrel Monday, 15 August 2022

OPEC takes part in Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2022

Abuja, Nigeria, 5 July 2022--The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) participated in the 21st edition of Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference and Exhibition, which is taking place in Abuja.

You have indeed been a worthy ambassador of our country, President Buhari tells Barkindo, outgoing OPEC Secretary General

Abuja, Nigeria, 5 July 2022--President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja expressed the nation’s gratitude to the outgoing Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, describing him as a worthy ambassador of the country.

Tribute to the late OPEC Secretary General Barkindo and welcoming of the new OPEC Secretary General Al Ghais

At the 31st OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, held via videoconference on 3 August 2022, a special tribute was paid to the late OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, by all Heads of Delegation of participating countries in the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) (video link attached).

31st OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting

 The 31st OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting was held via videoconference on 3 August 2022.

Haitham Al Ghais takes office as OPEC Secretary General

His Excellency Haitham Al Ghais of Kuwait today took office as Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the Organization’s Secretariat in Vienna, Austria.

Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo: an OPEC icon, a dear friend to many

It is with immense sorrow and sadness that the OPEC Secretariat learnt of the passing of the OPEC Secretary General, His Excellency, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, in his home country of Nigeria.

Keynote address by OPEC Secretary General

Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the opening ceremony of the 21st edition of Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference and Exhibition, 5 July 2022, Abuja, Nigeria.

Brief remarks by OPEC Secretary General

Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the launch of OPEC’s history book tilted ‘OPEC 60 years and beyond: A story of courage, cooperation and commitment,’ 19 June 2022, Baghdad, Iraq.

Welcoming remarks by Iraq’s Minister of Oil

Delivered by HE Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismaael, Iraq’s Minister of Oil and Head of its Delegation to OPEC, at the launch of OPEC’s history book tilted ‘OPEC 60 years and beyond: A story of courage, cooperation and commitment,’ 19 June 2022, Baghdad, Iraq.

Keynote address by OPEC Secretary General

Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, 8 June 2022, Washington DC, United States.