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OPEC daily basket price stood at $68.56 a barrel Thursday, 23 May 2019

OPEC Secretary General interviewed by Bloomberg in Baku, Azerbaijan

OPEC Secretary General interviewed by Bhushan Bahree, senior director of Energy at IHS Markit

A balanced oil market remains our focus- JMMC

Following its 14th Meeting, which took place on 19 May 2019, in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the JMMC has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a balanced market and working towards oil market stability on a sustainable basis with solid fundamentals.

High-level experts convene for 3rd Joint IEA-IEF-OPEC Technical Meeting on the Interactions between Physical and Financial Energy Markets

The IEA, IEF and OPEC met on Thursday, 28 March 2019, at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria.

OPEC and non-OPEC participating countries renew commitment to market stabilization - JMMC

The JMMC convened in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan, for its thirteenth meeting on 18 March 2019. The Committee reviewed the monthly report prepared by its JTC and recent developments in the global oil market.

Secretaries General of OPEC and GECF meet in Riyadh

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, and the Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), HE Yury Sentyurin, met on Wednesday, 27 February 2019.

Opening Remarks by the Chairman of the JMMC

Delivered by HE Khalid A. Al-Falih, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources; and Chairman of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), at the 14th Meeting of the JMMC, 19 May 2019, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Remarks by OPEC Secretary General at the 14th JMMC Meeting

Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 14th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), 19 May 2019, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Remarks by the President of the OPEC Conference at the 14th JMMC Meeting

Delivered by HE Manuel Salvador Quevedo Fernandez, Venezuela’s People's Minister of Petroleum and President of the OPEC Conference, at the 14th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), 19 May 2019, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

OPEC Secretary General's Acceptance Remarks for the Euroknowledge Oil and Gas African Icon Award

Delivered on behalf of HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, by James Griffin, OPEC's Editor/Speechwriter, at the House of Lords, 29 April 2019, London, UK.