Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mohammed Barkindo is to attend inauguration ceremony of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, Iran ambassador to Nigeria said. Mohammad Alibak in a Twitter message referred to his constructive and friendly meeting with Mohammed Barkindo. He noted that Barkindo has appreciated …
Read More »OPEC Chief Upbeat on Oil Outlook, Sees Crude Stocks to Fall Further
OPEC and its allies expect oil inventories to fall further in the coming months, OPEC’s secretary general said on Monday, suggesting efforts by the producers to support the market are succeeding. Oil stocks in developed world nations fell by 6.9 million barrels in April, Mohammad Barkindo said in a virtual …
Read More »OPEC Urges Members to Lobby against US NOPEC Bill
OPEC is encouraging its members to engage with the U.S. administration over a proposed U.S. bill against the group, known as NOPEC, and to explain that passing the bill could put at risk U.S. interests abroad. A U.S. House panel passed a bill this week to open OPEC to lawsuits …
Read More »Major Oil Producers to Review Supply Cuts in Critical OPEC Meeting
A group of some of the world’s most powerful oil-producing nations will meet on Thursday to discuss the next phase of production policy amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. OPEC and its non-OPEC partners, an energy alliance sometimes referred to as OPEC+, will convene via videoconference from 1 p.m. London time. …
Read More »OPEC: Renewables can’t Overtake Oil in Decades
The consumption of renewable energy cannot come anywhere close to overtaking oil and gas usage in the decades ahead, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries said on Wednesday. Secretary-General, OPEC, Mohammad Barkindo, said this in his special address at the S&P Global Platts Americas Petroleum and Energy Conference, with the …
Read More »OPEC Backs Electric Vehicles but Says Oil Remains Relevant
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has expressed its support for the adoption of electric vehicles in a sustainable manner as well as renewable energy as part of efforts to reduce emissions. The Secretary-General, OPEC, Mohammad Barkindo, who spoke at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum 2021 on Tuesday, …
Read More »OPEC Chief Pledges to Deepen Ties with New U.S. Administration even as Biden Calls for Climate Action
Oil-producing group OPEC will continue to strengthen its relationship with the U.S. energy industry under Joe Biden’s new administration, the oil cartel’s Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo told CNBC on Tuesday. It comes despite the Democratic leader’s stated commitment to fight climate change and focus on renewable energy. Barkindo congratulated Biden …
Read More »Barkindo: Worst Is over for Oil Industry
The Secretary General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr. Sanusi Barkindo, has said that given the very bad experience of 2020, the worst part of the crisis in the global oil market has been put behind it by the oil and gas industry. Barkindo spoke while participating via video-conference …
Read More »Oil Prices Touch Multi-Month Highs as OPEC+ Expected to Cap Output
Oil prices touched multi-month highs on Monday on expectations that OPEC and allied producers may cap output at current levels in February as the coronavirus pandemic keeps worries about first-half demand elevated. Prices rose in line with broader financial markets with Brent crude futures reaching $53.17 a barrel, the highest …
Read More »OPEC Sees Oil Outlook for First Half of 2021 Full of Downside Risks
OPEC sees plenty of downside risks for oil markets in the first half of 2021, its secretary general said on Sunday, a day before meeting allies led by Russia to discuss output levels for February. “Amid the hopeful signs, the outlook for the first half of 2021 is very mixed …
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