Dr Diamantino Pedro Azevedo
Delivered by HE Dr Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Petroleum and President of the OPEC Conference, at the 15th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, 1 April 2021, via videoconference. Colleagues, distinguished delegates, Welcome to the 15th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting.
Who was the secretary general of OPEC in 2011?
HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri
“New Frontiers in the Oil & Gas Industries: The Technological Difference” 01 Nov 2011 | Speech delivered by HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General, to the 15th IIES Conference & Exhibition, Theme: “Technology and Innovation in the Oil and Gas Industry”, Tehran, Iran, 1-2 November 2011.
Who is the current president of OPEC 2020?
Mohammed Barkindo
OPEC
| Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | |
|---|---|
| Type | International cartel |
| Membership | show 13 states (March 2020) |
| Leaders | |
| • Secretary General | Mohammed Barkindo |
Where is OPEC headquarters located?
Vienna, Austria
OPEC/Headquarters
The OPEC Secretariat is the executive organ of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Located in Vienna, it also functions as the Headquarters of the Organization, in accordance with the provisions of the OPEC Statute.
Which country withdrew from OPEC recently?
Qatar terminated its membership on 1 January 2019. This means that, currently, the Organization has a total of 13 Member Countries. The OPEC Statute distinguishes between the Founder Members and Full Members – those countries whose applications for membership have been accepted by the Conference.
Is Russia in OPEC?
Under the deal, non-OPEC countries Russia and Kazakstan can make small production increases. The so-called OPEC Plus group – which includes countries like Russia that are not part of the cartel but have been coordinating production in recent years – made deep cuts in output in 2020 to stave off a collapse in prices.
Who is the Chief Executive Officer of OPEC?
The Secretary General is OPEC’s chief executive officer . a b The first two Secretaries General were Chairs of the Board of Governors in OPEC, and ex-officio Secretaries General. The functions of the two positions were separated prior to the appointment of Secretary General Lutfi, in May 1965.
Who are the current members of the OPEC cartel?
The current OPEC members are the following: Algeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia (the De facto leader), the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Former OPEC members are Ecuador, Indonesia and Qatar.
How many oil producing countries are there in OPEC?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC, / ˈ oʊ p ɛ k / OH-pek) is an intergovernmental organization of 13 nations.
Is the government of Brazil a member of OPEC?
In October 2019, Saudi Arabia invited Brazil to join OPEC. The president of Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco, in an interview in New York, said that being a member or not of OPEC is not an option currently considered by the Brazilian federal government.
