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OPEC daily basket price stood at $77.72 a barrel Wednesday, 29 March 2023

OPEC to host the Fourth OPEC-OPEC Fund Annual Legal Workshop on regulatory issues related to the energy transition, access and security

Vienna, Austria, 17 October 2022--The OPEC Secretariat will host the Fourth OPEC-OPEC Fund Annual Legal Workshop on regulatory issues related to the energy transition, along with energy access and security, on Monday, 24 October 2022.

OPEC and the City of Vienna to host the Vienna Energy Scholar Programme 2022

Vienna, Austria, 8 September 2022--The OPEC Secretariat and the City of Vienna will host the Second Vienna Energy Scholar Programme (VESP) from 19 to 23 September 2022 at the OPEC Headquarters.

2nd High-level Meeting of the OPEC-Africa Energy Dialogue concludes

[JOINT PRESS RELEASE] The 2nd High-level Meeting of the OPEC-Africa Energy Dialogue took place today, 12 February 2023, in Cairo involving leading energy partners from across the African continent.

JMMC reaffirmed their commitment to the DoC which extends to the end of 2023 as agreed in the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) on 5th of October 2022

The 47th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) took place via videoconference on Wednesday, 01 February 2023.

Historic Declaration of Cooperation of OPEC and non-OPEC oil-producing countries turns six

The Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) between OPEC Member Countries and 10 non-OPEC oil-producing countries turned six today, 10 December 2022.

34th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting

The 34th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting took place by videoconference on Sunday, 4 December 2022.

OPEC Statement to the UN Climate Change Conference

Delivered by HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, at the Resumed High-Level Segment of the UN Climate Change Conference, 16 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Keynote address by OPEC Secretary General

Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the opening ceremony of the 21st edition of Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference and Exhibition, 5 July 2022, Abuja, Nigeria.

Brief remarks by OPEC Secretary General

Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the launch of OPEC’s history book tilted ‘OPEC 60 years and beyond: A story of courage, cooperation and commitment,’ 19 June 2022, Baghdad, Iraq.

Welcoming remarks by Iraq’s Minister of Oil

Delivered by HE Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismaael, Iraq’s Minister of Oil and Head of its Delegation to OPEC, at the launch of OPEC’s history book tilted ‘OPEC 60 years and beyond: A story of courage, cooperation and commitment,’ 19 June 2022, Baghdad, Iraq.