Press Releases

2012

OPEC 162nd Meeting concludes

12 Dec 2012 | Vienna, Austria

The 162nd Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was held in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, 12 December 2012, under the Chairmanship of its President, HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh, Minister of Oil of Iraq and Head of its Delegation.

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Opening address to the 162nd Meeting of the OPEC Conference

12 Dec 2012 | Vienna, Austria

by HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh, Minister of Oil of Iraq and President of the Conference

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IEA, IEF and OPEC host First Joint Symposium on Gas and Coal Market Outlooks

04 Oct 2012 | Paris, France

[Joint Press Release] At the request of G-20, a first symposium was held today at the IEA in Paris to compare current outlooks for gas and coal markets and to examine how such markets are regulated.

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OPEC’s World Oil Outlook & Annual Statistical Bulletin to be presented 8 November 2012

27 Sep 2012 | Vienna, Austria

The 2012 editions of OPEC's World Oil Outlook and Annual Statistical Bulletin (ASB) will be officially presented at a press conference to be held at the OPEC Secretariat on Thursday, 8 November, at 14.30 hours CET.

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Continued High-Level Dialogue between OPEC and Russia

25 Sep 2012 | Vienna, Austria

[Joint Press Release] As part of the long established OPEC-Russia Energy Dialogue, HE Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation and HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General, held a meeting at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, 25 September 2012. The meeting was attended by a high-level delegation from the Russian Federation and senior officials from the OPEC Secretariat.

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OPEC's Annual Statistical Bulletin for launch 16 July 2012

16 Jul 2012 | Vienna, Austria

The OPEC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the online edition of its 2012 Annual Statistical Bulletin, the ASB.

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Joint Conclusion of the EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue

28 Jun 2012 | Brussels, Belgium

The ninth Ministerial-level meeting of the energy dialogue between the European Union (EU) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) took place in Brussels today.

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Opening address to the 161st Meeting of the OPEC Conference

14 Jun 2012 | Vienna, Austria

by HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh, Minister of Oil of Iraq and President of the Conference

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OPEC 161st Meeting concludes

14 Jun 2012 | Vienna, Austria

The 161st Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) convened in Vienna, Austria, on 14th June 2012, under the Chairmanship of its President, HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh, Minister of Oil of Iraq and Head of its Delegation, and its Alternate President, HE Hani Abdulaziz Hussain, Minister of Oil of the State of Kuwait and Head of its Delegation.

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