H.E. Mohammad Sanusi BARKINDO

Secretary General

OPEC

OPEC remains fully engaged and supportive of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.
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A fine balance

OPEC is an international organisation that was established in Baghdad in September 1960. Today it is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It co-ordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its members. OPEC sets production targets for its member nations and  is an important factor affecting global oil prices. Iran is one of the five founding members of the organisation.

OPEC+, a designation that adds 10 non-OPEC members including Russia, reached a deal in September 2016 to cut approximately 1 million bopd of production. The deal was extended several times and deepened to 7.7 million bopd for August-December 2020.

Company website: www.opec.org

 

OPEC in figures

Years active as of 2020:60

Number of member states:13

OPEC features

OPEC+ members extend voluntary output cuts to Q2 2024
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Multinational - March 04, 2024

Several OPEC+ members have extended voluntary oil production cuts of 2.2 million bpd into Q2 2024.

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Kuwait to further boost oil production
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Kuwait - February 09, 2016

Kuwait plans to raise crude oil production by 150,000 bpd in Q3, a Kuwaiti official said on Tuesday.

Nabil Bouresli, managing director of international marketing at…

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EY reviews oil and gas industry
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UK - February 09, 2016

Turnover growth for the top 100 global hydrocarbons companies will decline from an estimated 18.6% in 2015 to 5.3% in 2016, according to the UK auditing firm EY’s…

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Angola - February 8, 2016

Nigerian Ambassador to Angola Otunba Folorunso Otukoya talks to TOGY about the potential for Angola’s oil and gas industry to grow by drawing on Nigeria’s…

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OPEC members ready for emergency meeting
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Venezuela - February 04, 2016

OPEC member states Algeria, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria and Venezuela would consider attending an extraordinary OPEC meeting if it is called, Venezuelan Minister of…

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Halliburton falls to a loss in Q4
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USA - January 25, 2016

Halliburton has experienced a Q4 net loss of 54% in its North American operations compared with last year, the US oilfield services company reported on Monday.

The…

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Japan lifts sanctions against Iran
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Japan - January 22, 2016

Japan lifted nuclear sanctions on Iran Friday following the UN Atomic Energy Agency’s confirmation that the Middle Eastern nation was in the process of breaking down…

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