NEWS
- OPEC Secretary General holds a Press Briefing at CERA Week 2019 18 Mar 2019HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, held a Press Briefing at CERA Week 2019 in Houston, Texas.
- OPEC Secretary General interviewed by Bhushan Bahree, senior director of Energy at IHS Markit 18 Mar 2019HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, talks to Bhushan Bahree, senior director of Energy at IHS Markit, about the current oil market environment at CERA Week 2019.
- OPEC daily basket price stood at $66.91 a barrel Friday, 15 March 2019 18 Mar 2019Vienna, Austria, 18 March 2019--The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at $66.91 a barrel on Friday, compared with $67.29 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. (View Archives).
- OPEC Secretary General interviewed by CNBC at CERAWeek 2019 13 Mar 2019OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, emphasizes key oil market challenges and the importance of the ‘Declaration of Cooperation’ in helping maintain market balance and stability in 2019, during an interview with Brian Sullivan, news anchor at CNBC.
- OPEC Secretary General congratulates Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on his reelection 27 Feb 2019Vienna, Austria, 27 February 2019--OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, has extended his congratulations to HE Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, following his election victory.
- OPEC Secretary General congratulates President Vladimir Putin on his birthday anniversary 07 Oct 2018Vienna, Austria, 7 October 2018--OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, extended birthday congratulations to the Russian President, HE Vladimir Putin. He thanked the President for his pivotal contribution to the 'Declaration of Cooperation' process and looked forward to further cooperation in the future. HE Barkindo wished the President long life, good health and many more years of service to Russia.
- OPEC to launch 2018 Annual Statistical Bulletin 06 Jun 2018Vienna, Austria, 6 June 2018--On Thursday, June 7, the OPEC Secretariat will launch the 53rd edition of the Annual Statistical Bulletin (ASB). This year’s edition provides updated statistical data on the oil and natural gas activities of each of OPEC’s 14 Member Countries. It also contains valuable industry data for various countries around the world and for the world’s major economic areas.
- In pilgrimage tour, OPEC’s Secretary General visits India’s historic Digboi Refinery, first oil well 14 Apr 2018Digboi, India, 14 April 2018--OPEC’s Secretary General HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo and an OPEC delegation visited on Friday one of the world’s oldest refineries, Digboi, and oil well No.1 in the remote northeastern corner of the country, which is the birthplace of the oil industry in India’s Assam state.
- OPEC’s Secretary General meets with India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister 10 Apr 2018New Delhi, India, 10 April 2018--OPEC’s Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo and an OPEC delegation met today in New Delhi with HE Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India, and an accompanying Indian delegation.
- OPEC Secretary General meets Ambassador of the Russian Federation 09 Apr 2018Vienna, Austria, 9 April 2018--OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, met the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Austria and the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna, HE Mikhail Ulyanov, on 6 April 2018, at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna. They discussed a number of issues including the current oil market situation, the landmark `Declaration of Cooperation` and the evolution of the relationship between OPEC and the Russian Federation.
- OPEC Secretary General meets with Iraqi Prime Minister 29 Mar 2018Baghdad, Iraq, 29 March 2018--OPEC’s Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, and an accompanying delegation met with Iraqi Prime Minister HE Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad today. Also present at the high-level meeting was Iraq’s Oil Minister, HE Jabbar Ali Hussein Al-luiebi.
- OPEC Secretary General meets with Speaker of Iraq’s Parliament 28 Mar 2018Baghdad, Iraq, 28 March 2018--The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, and an accompanying delegation met with the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, HE Salim Al-Jabouri, on Tuesday in Baghdad. The meeting was also attended by Iraq’s Oil Minister, HE Jabbar Ali Hussein Al-luiebi.
- OPEC Secretary General speaks at 4th Iraq Energy Forum 28 Mar 2018Baghdad, Iraq, 28 March 2018--OPEC’s Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, took part in a plenary session entitled “Energy, Economy and Geopolitics” at the 4th Iraq Energy Forum on Wednesday, 28 March 2018.
- OPEC Secretary General meets with Iraqi Oil Minister 26 Mar 2018Baghdad, Iraq, 26 March 2018--OPEC's Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, met with Iraqi Oil Minister, HE Jabbar Ali Hussein Al-luiebi, today in Baghdad. They discussed the oil market outlook and efforts by OPEC and non-OPEC signatories of the 'Declaration of Cooperation' to rebalance the oil market.
- OPEC Secretary General meets with Iraqi President 26 Mar 2018Baghdad, Iraq, 26 March 2018--OPEC's Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, met with Iraq's President, HE Fuad Masum, today in Baghdad. The President reiterated Iraq’s commitment to the 'Declaration of Cooperation', signed by 24 oil producing countries on 10 December 2016, through which production levels were voluntarily adjusted to reduce the stock overhang and bring about a return of market stability.
