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OPEC daily basket price stood at $72.29 a barrel Thursday, 17 June 2021
18 Jun 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 18 June 2021--The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $72.29 a barrel on Thursday, compared with $73.16 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations (view archives).
DoC participating countries hold 9th Technical Meeting
17 Jun 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 17 June 2021--The Ninth Technical Meeting of the OPEC and non-OPEC Countries participating in the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) was held via videoconference.
OPEC’s Economic Commission Board convenes for its 135th Meeting
15 Jun 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 15 June 2021--The 135th Meeting of the Economic Commission Board (ECB) of OPEC has commenced via videoconference. The Board is the economic and technical think-tank of the Organization.
OPEC to host the First Vienna Energy Scholar Programme
09 Jun 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 9 June 2021--The OPEC Secretariat and the City of Vienna will jointly host the First Vienna Energy Scholar Programme (VESP) from 4 to 8 October 2021.
OPEC-Africa Energy Dialogue to commence on 2 June
01 Jun 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 1 June 2021--The inaugural High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-Africa Energy Dialogue will be held on Wednesday, 2 June 2021, via videoconference.
DoC Joint Technical Committee discusses oil market developments
31 May 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 31 May 2021--The Joint Technical Committee (JTC) convened for its 52nd Meeting via videoconference to review the conditions and emerging trends in the global oil market.
OPEC’s 20th Annual Statistical Meeting begins
17 May 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 17 May 2021--The 20th Annual Statistical Meeting (ASM) of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has started via videoconference.
IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium discusses COVID-19 recovery, post-pandemic prospects
28 Apr 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 28 April 2021--The International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Energy Forum (IEF) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) today held the Fifth IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Coal and Gas Market Outlooks via videoconference.
OPEC Secretary General conveys his condolences to the people of Iraq following tragic fire at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital
26 Apr 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 26 April 2021--HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, in a letter to HE Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismaael, Iraq’s Minister of Oil and Head of its Delegation to OPEC, extended his deep and sincere condolences to the Government and People of Iraq on the tragic loss of life following a fire in Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq on Saturday, 24 April 2021.
DoC JTC meets to review oil market developments
26 Apr 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 26 April 2021--The Joint Technical Committee (JTC) held its 51st meeting via videoconference to review oil market conditions in preparation for the 29th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) and the 16th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) scheduled for Wednesday, 28 April 2021.
OPEC Secretary General congratulates Professor Bordoff of Columbia University on his new assignment
23 Apr 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 23 April 2021--HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, in a letter extended his congratulations to Professor Jason Bordoff, Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, on his new role as Co-Founding Dean of the Columbia Climate School.
The Fifth IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Coal and Gas Market Outlooks to be held on 28 April
23 Apr 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 23 April 2021--The International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Energy Forum (IEF) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will hold the Fifth Symposium on Coal and Gas Market Outlooks on Wednesday, 28 April 2021, via videoconference.
OPEC to hold special workshop on energy and information technology
15 Apr 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 15 April 2021--The OPEC Secretariat will host the Third Workshop on Energy and Information Technology on Wednesday, 26 May 2021, via videoconference.
OPEC participates in the International Monetary and Financial Committee Meeting
08 Apr 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 8 April 2021--OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, took part in the International Monetary and Financial Committee Meeting, which is part of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group’s Board of Governors.
DoC Joint Technical Committee convenes its 50th meeting
30 Mar 2021 | Vienna, Austria, 30 March 2021--The Joint Technical Committee (JTC) held its 50th meeting via videoconference to examine oil market developments and related trends.
