African gains Additional Voice in OPEC

Tue, Jul 3, 2018 | By publisher


Oil & Gas

MOHAMMED Sanusi Barkindo, secretary general of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has explained how the African continent gained additional voice at the OPEC.

Sanusi while making a presentation the opening of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition July 3, in Abuja, delightfully informed participants that “following a decision at the 174th OPEC Conference on June 22, the African continent gained an additional voice in our Organization: the Republic of the Congo became the 15 Member Country of OPEC.”

Stating that Nigeria has historically assumed, a strong, proactive leadership role in OPEC, Barkindo said that  the additional voice “is a tremendous boon for the entire organization and continues the positive trajectory which saw Gabon rejoin OPEC in 2016 and Equatorial Guinea join in 2017.”

According to Bakindo, “oil is so intrinsic in daily life that we sometimes overlook the fact that our industry has an impact on the individual experiences of billions of people. And while I would not for a minute, suggest that our industry is perfect, I believe we can take pride in oil’s role in fueling modern civilization, lifting millions out of poverty and contributing to sustainable development.”

– Jul. 3, 2018 @ 18:45 GMT |

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