Speeches 2019
OPEC Statement to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25/CMP 15/CMA 2)
10 Dec 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25/CMP 15/CMA 2), 10 December 2019, Madrid, Spain.
Remarks by the President of the OPEC Conference
06 Dec 2019 | Delivered by HE Manuel Salvador Quevedo Fernandez, Venezuela's People’s Minister of Petroleum and President of the OPEC Conference 2019, at the 7th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, 6 December 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Remarks by the OPEC President
05 Dec 2019 | Delivered by HE Manuel Salvador Quevedo Fernandez, Venezuela’s People's Minister of Petroleum and President of the OPEC Conference 2019, at the 17th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), 5 December 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Remarks by OPEC Secretary General
19 Nov 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Austrian-Russian Friendship Society (ORFG), 19 November 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Opening remarks by OPEC Secretary General
18 Nov 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 5th Technical Meeting on Asian Energy and Oil Outlook, 18 November 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Opening remarks by OPEC Secretary General
13 Nov 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Presentation of the OPEC World Oil Outlook 2019, 13 November 2019, ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Opening speech by OPEC Secretary General
05 Nov 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Launch of the 2019 OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO 2019), 5 November 2019, Wiener Börsensäle, Vienna, Austria.
Closing Remarks by OPEC Secretary General
21 Oct 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 3rd High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-China Energy Dialogue, 21 October 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Welcoming Remarks by OPEC Secretary General
21 Oct 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 3rd High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-China Energy Dialogue, 21 October 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Remarks by OPEC Secretary General at the 3rd India Energy Forum by CERAWeek
15 Oct 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 3rd India Energy Forum by CERAWeek, Topic: Impact of Global Oil Markets on India, 15 October 2019, Taj Palace, New Delhi.
Plenary Remarks by OPEC Secretary General at the Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference
13 Oct 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, Executive Plenary Session: The New Energy Transition: Policy and Sector Prescriptions, 13 October 2019, Kuwait City.
Keynote Address by OPEC Secretary General at the Oil & Money Conference in London
10 Oct 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Oil & Money Conference, Session: Strategies for the Energy Transition: ‘Perspectives on a Changing Energy Landscape’, 10 October 2019, London, England.
Statement by OPEC Secretary General at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club
30 Sep 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, Special session on energy- “World Energy Markets: How to Avoid Instability and Ensure a Balance of Interests”, 30 September 2019, Sochi, the Russian Federation.
Remarks by OPEC Secretary General at the 12th Kazenergy Eurasian Forum
26 Sep 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 12th Kazenergy Eurasian Forum, Kazakhstan Energy Week, 26 September 2019, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Keynote Speech by OPEC Secretary General
14 Sep 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Fifth Iraq Energy Forum, 14 September 2019, Baghdad, Iraq.
Remarks by OPEC Secretary General at the 16th JMMC Meeting
12 Sep 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 16th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), 12 September 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Remarks by OPEC Secretary General
28 Aug 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at a Meeting with HE Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary General, at the OPEC Secretariat, 28 August 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Address by HE Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary General
28 Aug 2019 | Delivered by HE Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary General and Founder of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, at the OPEC Secretariat, 28 August 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Opening Remarks by the President of the OPEC Conference
02 Jul 2019 | Delivered by HE Manuel Salvador Quevedo Fernandez, Venezuela's People’s Minister of Petroleum, and President of the OPEC Conference, at the 6th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, 2 July 2019, Vienna, Austria.
Keynote Address by OPEC Secretary General at the 3rd Dundee Energy Forum
10 Jun 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 3rd Dundee Energy Forum, entitled "What is the Future of International Energy Cooperation in the light of New Concepts of Sovereignty?", 10 June 2019, University of Dundee, U.K.
Statement by OPEC Secretary General to the RBC Energy Conference
05 Jun 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, via teleconference, to the RBC Energy Conference, 5 June 2019, New York, U.S.A.
Remarks by the President of the OPEC Conference at the 14th JMMC Meeting
19 May 2019 | 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.
Remarks by OPEC Secretary General at the 14th JMMC Meeting
19 May 2019 | 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.
Opening Remarks by the Chairman of the JMMC
19 May 2019 | 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.
OPEC Secretary General's Acceptance Remarks for the Euroknowledge Oil and Gas African Icon Award
29 Apr 2019 | 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.
Gala Dinner Address by OPEC Secretary General at the APPO CAPE Congress and Exhibition
03 Apr 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Gala Dinner held on the occasion of the APPO CAPE VII Congress and Exhibition, at the Sipopo International Conference Hall, 2 April 2019, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
Keynote Address by OPEC Secretary General at the APPO CAPE VII Congress and Exhibition
03 Apr 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the APPO CAPE VII Congress and Exhibition, Sipopo International Conference Hall, 3 April 2019, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
Speech by Kuwait's Minister of Oil at the 13th JMMC Meeting
21 Mar 2019 | Delivered by HE Dr. Khaled Ali Al-Fadhel, Kuwait's Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity & Water, and Chairman of the Board - Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), at the 13th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), 18 March 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Remarks by the President of the OPEC Conference at the 13th JMMC Meeting
19 Mar 2019 | Delivered by HE Manuel Salvador Quevedo Fernandez, Venezuela’s People's Minister of Petroleum and President of the OPEC Conference, at the 13th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), 18 March 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Opening Statement by Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy at the 13th JMMC Meeting
19 Mar 2019 | Delivered by HE Parviz Shahbazov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy, at the 13th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), 18 March 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Remarks by the Chairman of the JMMC
18 Mar 2019 | 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 13th Meeting of the JMMC, 18 March 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Remarks by OPEC Secretary General at the 13th JMMC Meeting
18 Mar 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 13th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), 18 March 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Speech by OPEC Secretary General at the CSIS Luncheon
09 Mar 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the CSIS Luncheon, 8 March 2019, Washington DC, USA.
OPEC within the global energy transition
08 Mar 2019 | Speech delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Atlantic Council Luncheon, 7 March 2019, Washington DC, USA.
Opening Statement by OPEC Secretary General at the Ninth IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks
27 Feb 2019 | Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Ninth IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks, 27 February 2019, IEF Secretariat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
60 Years since the Maadi Pact
11 Feb 2019 | Address delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the Egypt Petroleum Show, 11 February 2019, Cairo, Egypt.