TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
164th Ordinary Meeting of the Conference OPEC Secretariat, Helferstorferstrasse 17, Vienna, Austria 4 December 2013
10:00 hrs. Opening Session Attendance: All OPEC Heads of Delegation and Delegates
12:00 hrs. Closed Session Attendance: All OPEC Heads of Delegation and the Secretary General
16:00 hrs. Press Conference Given by the President of the OPEC Conference and the Secretary General
Note: All events will take place at the OPEC Secretariat.
1 MEMBERS OF OPEC
The OPEC Statute stipulates that ‘any country with a substantial net export of crude petroleum, which has fundamentally similar interests to those of Member Countries, may become a Full Member of the Organization, if accepted by a majority of three-fourths of Full Members, including the concurring votes of all Founder Members’. The Statute further distinguishes between three categories of Membership: Founder Member, Full Member and Associate Member. Founder Members of the Organization are those countries which were represented at the OPEC First Conference, held in Baghdad, and which signed the original agreement establishing OPEC. Full Members are the Founder Members, plus those countries whose applications for Membership have been accepted by the Conference. An Associate Member is a country which does not qualify for full membership, but which is nevertheless admitted under such special conditions as may be prescribed by the Conference. The Organization now has 12 Member Countries. They are listed below with their years of accession.
Founder Members Year of accession Islamic Republic of Iran 1960 Iraq “ Kuwait “ Saudi Arabia “ Venezuela “
Full Members Qatar 1961 Libya 1962 United Arab Emirates 1967 Algeria 1969 Nigeria 1971 Ecuador 1973* Angola 2007
* Ecuador suspended its membership in December 1992 and reactivated it in October 2007.
NB: Indonesia, which became a Full Member in 1962, suspended its membership in December 2008. Gabon, which became a Full Member in 1975, terminated its membership with effect from 1 January 1995.
2 ALGERIA
Dr Youcef Yousfi Minister of Energy and Mines
Area: 2,382,000 sq km Capital: Algiers Official language: Arabic Joined OPEC: 1969 National Oil Company: Sonatrach Website: www.sonatrach-dz.com Tel: +213 21 54 80 11 +213 21 54 70 00 Fax: +213 2154 77 00
Family name: Yousfi
First name: Youcef
Date of birth: 1941
Education: PhD in Physics, University of Nancy, France Chemical Engineer, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques, Nancy, France Diploma in Economics
Posts held: Lecturer and then professor of chemical engineering, University of Algiers (USTHB), Algeria 1973–78 Advisor, Ministry of Energy and Industry, 1973–78 Vice President in Charge of Marketing, National Oil Company, Sonatrach, Algeria, 1979 Director General (CEO), Sonatrach, 1985 President of the Board, State Holding for “Mines, Hydrocarbons et Hydraulics”, 1988 Director, Office of the President of the Republic, Republic of Algeria, 1996 Elected as Member of the National Popular Assembly (Parliament), 1997 Minister of Energy and Mines, 1997–99 President of the OPEC Conference, 1998–99 Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1999–2000 Minister Delegate, Office of the Prime Minister, 2000–01 Ambassador to Ottawa, Canada, 2001–05 Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN, New York (USA), 2006–08 Ambassador to Tunisia, 2008–10 Minister of Energy and Mines, June 2010 to date
3 ANGOLA
Eng. José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos Minister of Petroleum
Area: 1,246,700 sq km Capital: Luanda Official language: Portuguese Joined OPEC: 2007 NOC: Sonangol Ltd www.sonangol.co.ao Tel: +244 222 395 579 Fax: +244 222 391 915
Family name: Botelho de Vasconcelos
First name: José Maria
Country of birth: Angola
Posts held: Technical Electrical Engineer, Industrial Technology Institute of Luanda, 1974 Engineer Maintenance Technician, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, 1974–76 Marketing of Derivatives of Petroleum, Belgium, 1976 Deputy Inspector of the Directorate of Technical Fina Petroleum, National Directorate of Petroleum Marketing, 1977–79 Lubrication and Application of Lubricants, Shell France, 1981 Strategic Planning for Executives in the Oil Industry, London, England, 1998 Chairman of the Committee of SADC Ministers of Energy, SADC National Committee, 1999–2000 Minister of Petroleum, 1999–2002 Minister of Energy and Water, 2002–08 Minister of Petroleum, October 2008 to date
4 ECUADOR
Eng. Pedro Merizalde-Pavón Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources
Area: 256,370 sq km Capital: Quito Official language: Spanish Joined OPEC: 1973 Suspended membership: Dec 1992–Oct 2007 NOC: Petroecuador www.petroecuador.com.ec Tel: +593 2 222 9063 Fax: +593 256 9738
Family name: Merizalde-Pavón
First & middle name: Pedro Kleber
Date of birth: 11 April 1952
Education: Petroleum Engineer, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador MBA, Escuela Politécnica del Ejercito, Quito, Ecuador
Posts held: Corrosion Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor, Superintendent of Operations and Maintenance of SOTE, Texaco Petroleum Co., 1977–91 Pipeline manager, Petroecudor, 1991–96 Engineering Chief, Osensa, S.A. (Colombia), 1996-–97 Consultant, Engineering Corps of the Army, 1998–99 Consultant, Azul (Oil Services Company), 1999–2000 Construction Manager of Amazonas and Cayagama pumping stations, Operational Manager of Esmeraldas Maritime Terminal, Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline, OCP, 2001–03 Engineering Manager, OXXO, 2004–06 President of the Board of Directors of EmelSucumbios and Member of the Board of Termoesmeraldas, Solidarity Fund of Ecuador, March–December 2007 Executive Officer, CNEL Sucumbios Regional Electric company, January 2008–January 2010 Oil Pipeline Specialist, Hydroelectric Project, Coca Codo Sinclair, January– October 2010 Ministerial Oil Advisor, Coordination Ministry for Strategic Sectors, October 2011–July 2011 Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Refinery Project, July 2011–May 2013 Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources, April 2013 to date
5 IR IRAN
Eng. Bijan Namdar Zangeneh Minister of Petroleum
Area: 1,648,000 sq km Capital: Tehran Official language: Farsi Joined OPEC: Founder Member NOC: National Iranian Oil Company http://en.nioc.ir Tel: +98 21 88 94 67 37
Family name: Namdar Zangeneh
First name: Bijan
Date of birth: 1952
Education: Masters Degree in Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, 1977
Posts held: Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Islamic Guidance, 1981–83 Member of the Central Council of Jehad Sazandegi (Construction Jehad), 1982–83 Member of the Economic Council, 1981–2004 Member of the National Expediency Assembly, 1997–2011 Minister of Jehad Sazandegi, 1983–88 Minister of Energy, 1988–97 Minister of Petroleum, 1997–2005 Minister of Petroleum, August 2013 to date
6 IRAQ
Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh Minister of Oil
Area: 438,000 sq km Capital: Baghdad Official language: Arabic Joined OPEC: Founder Member NOC: Iraq National Oil Company www.somooil.gov.iq Fax: +964 1 772 6574, +964 1 774 27 97
Family name: Bahedh
First name: Abdul-Kareem Luaibi
Date of birth: 1959
Place of birth: Baghdad, Iraq
Education: BSc in Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Baghdad University, Iraq, 1982
Posts held: Assistant Engineer, South Oil Company, 1982–89 Engineer, South Oil Company, 1989–93 Senior Engineer, Midland Refineries Company, 1993–98 Chief Engineer, Technical Department, Ministry of Oil, 1998–2004 Director of Chemical Materials, Technical Department, Ministry of Oil, 2004–06 Assistant Director General, Technical Department, Ministry of Oil, 2006–07 Inspector General, Ministry of Oil, 2007–09 Deputy Minister of Oil for Upstream Operations, 2009–10 Minister of Oil, December 2010 to date
7 KUWAIT
Mustafa Jassim Mohammad Al-Shamali Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil, Chairman of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, President of the Area: 18,000 sq km OPEC Conference Capital: Kuwait City Official language: Arabic Joined OPEC: Founder Member NOC: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation www.kpc.com.kw Tel: +965 1 85 85 85 Fax: +965 24 99 49 91
Family name: Al-Shamali
First name: Mustafa Jassim Mohammad
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and Business Administration, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Posts held: Head of Arab Affairs Sections, Ministry of Trade and Commerce, 1968–75 Manager of Economic Cooperation Department, Ministry of Finance, 1975–82 Private business, 1982–84 Manager, Ministry of Finance, 1985–86 Assistant Undersecretary, Ministry of Finance, 1986–2005 Undersecretary, Ministry of Finance, 2005–06 Minister of Finance, October 2007–December 2011 Minister of Finance and Minister of Health, December 2011–February 2012 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, February–July 2012 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, December 2012–May 2013 Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Oil, May 2013 to September 2013
8 LIBYA
Dr Abdel Bari Ali Al-Arousi Minister of Oil and Gas and Alternate President of the OPEC Conference
Area: 1,760,000 sq km Capital: Tripoli Official language: Arabic Joined OPEC: 1962 NOC: National Oil Corporation http://en.noclibya.com.ly Tel: +218 21 44 46 181
Family name: Al-Arousi
First name: Abdel Bari Ali
Date of birth: 1961
Place of birth: Zawiya, Libya
Education: PhD, Engineering and Corrosion Science, 1992
Posts held: Corrosion Engineer, Sirte Oil Company, September 1982–August 1987 Enginering Specialist, Sirte Oil Company, April 1992–March 1993 Superintendent, Corrosion Department, Sirte Oil Company, April 1993–July 1996 Senior Corrosion Engineer, Tripoli-Mellitah Gas Pipeline Project (Sirte Oil Company), April 2006–December 2006 Operations Manager, Technica Ltd, UK, January 2007–August 2009 Operations General Manager, Libyan Taknia Company for Enginering, September 2009–October 2011 Chairman and General Director of Al-Khadhra Holding Company, Economic Ministry, November 2011–October 2012 Minister of Oil and Gas, November 2012 to date
9 NIGERIA
Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, CON Minister of Petroleum Resources
Area: 924,000 sq km Capital: Abuja Official language: English Joined OPEC: 1971 NOC: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation www.nnpcgroup.com Tel: +234 9 413 47 61 Fax: +234 9 413 47 60
Family name: Alison-Madueke
First names: Diezani Kogbeni
Date of birth: 6 December 1960
Place of birth: Port-Harcourt, Rivers State
Education: BArch, Howard University, Washington, DC (USA) MBA, Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge, UK, 2003
Posts held: Worked for Charles Szoradi Architects, Washington, DC Project Engineer, American Interior Builders, Inc., Washington, DC Design Coordinator, Furman Construction Management, Inc., Rockville, Maryland Project Manager, Howard University, Washington, DC Member, Planning and Development Team, Howard University, Washington, DC Head of Project Unit, Estate Development Division, Shell Petroleum Company, Lagos, Nigeria Head of Corporate Issues Identification & Management Department, External Affairs Directorate, Shell Petroleum Company, Lagos, Nigeria Senior JV Relations Adviser for Strategy and Planning, Shell Petroleum Company, Lagos, Nigeria Lead Ventures Relation Adviser, Shell Petroleum Company, Lagos, Nigeria External Affairs Director, Board of Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Limited, 2006 Appointed Minister of Transportation, July 2007 Minister of Mines and Steel Development, December 2008 Minister of Petroleum Resources, April 2010 to date
10 QATAR
Dr Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada Minister of Energy and Industry
Area: 11,000 sq km Capital: Doha Official language: Arabic Joined OPEC: 1961 NOC: Qatar Petroleum www.qp.com.qa Tel: +974 44 40 20 00 Fax: +974 44 83 11 25
Family name: Al-Sada
First name: Mohammed Bin Saleh
Education: BSc in Marine Science and Geology, Qatar University PhD, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK
Posts held: Vice-Chairman of the Board, Qatar Steel Company Chairman of the Board of Qatar Chemicals Company, QatarGas, Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd., Qatar Petroleum International and ASTAD Project Management Technical Director, Qatar Petroleum Managing Director, RasGas Company Limited Minister of State for Energy & Industry Affairs, April 2007–10 Minister of Energy & Industry, January 2011 to present Managing Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Qatar Petroleum, February 2011 to present Chairman of the Board of Directors, RasGas Company Limited, February 2011 to present
11 SAUDI ARABIA
Ali I. Naimi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Area: 2,150,000 sq km Capital: Riyadh Official language: Arabic Joined OPEC: Founder Member NOC: Saudi Aramco www.saudiaramco.com Tel: +966 3 872 01 15 Fax: +966 3 873 81 90
Family name: Naimi
First name: Ali Ibrahim
Date of birth: 2 August 1935
Place of birth: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Education: International College, Beirut and American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1956–63 BSc, Geology, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania (USA), 1962 MSc, Geology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (USA), 1963
Posts held: Worked with Aramco from 1947 onward as Foreman, Assistant Superintendent, Superintendent and Manager Assistant Geologist, Aramco Exploration Department, 1953 Hydrologist, Geologist, Aramco, 1963–67 Economics and Public Relations Department and Abqaiq Producing Division, Aramco, 1967–69 Vice President, Aramco, 1975 Senior Vice President, Aramco, 1978 Elected Aramco Director in 1980 Executive Vice President, Operations, Aramco, 1982 Company President, 1984 Chief Executive Officer, Aramco, 1988 Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, August 1995 to date
12 UAE
HE Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei Minister of Energy
United Arab Emirates Area: 84,000 sq km Capital: Abu Dhabi Official language: Arabic Joined OPEC: 1967 NOC: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company www.adnoc.ae Tel: +971 2 602 00 00 Fax: +971 2 602 33 89
Family name: AI Mazrouei
First name: Suhail Mohamed
Education: BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Tulsa University, Oklahoma, USA, 1996
Posts held: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Abu Dhabi Marine Operation Company (ADMA OPCO) Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), March 2013 Deputy CEO and Executive Vice President of Mubadala Petroleum, 2007–13 Minister of Energy, April 2013 to date
13 VENEZUELA
Rafael D Ramírez Minister of Popular Power of Petroleum and Mining
Area: 916,000 sq km Capital: Caracas Official language: Spanish Joined OPEC: Founder Member NOC: Petróleos de Venezuela SA www.pdv.com Tel: +58 212 708 4204, 708 42 22 Fax: +58 212 708 44 20
Family name: Ramírez
First name: Rafael D
Date of birth: 4 August 1963
Place of birth: Caracas, Venezuela
Education: Graduated as Mechanical Engineer at Los Andes University, Mérida, Venezuela, 1989 Master’s Degree in Energy Studies, Central University of Venezuela, 1996
Posts held: Worked in INTEVEP, 1989–90 Project Engineer, OTEPI, 1990–93 Technical Co-ordinator, DIT Harris, 1993–96 Technical Manager, INELECTRA, 1996 President, national gas entity, Enagas, 2000–02 External Director, PDVSA, Februay 2002 Minister of Energy and Mines, July 2002–January 2005 President, PDVSA, November 2004 to date Minister of Energy and Petroleum, January 2005 to December 2011 Minister of Popular Power of Petroleum and Mining, December 2011 to date
14 CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS
Year N° Held in President/Alternate President From
1960 1 Baghdad Oil Minister Iraq
1961 2 Caracas HE Dr Perez Alfonso Venezuela 3 Tehran Mr A Ettehadieh Iran
1962 4 Geneva HE Ahmed Zaki Yamani Saudi Arabia
1963 5 Riyadh HE Ahmed Zaki Yamani Saudi Arabia
1964 6 Geneva HE Hassan Kamel Qatar 7 Djakarta HE Chairul Saleh Indonesia
1965 8 (E) Geneva HE Dr Perez Guerrero Venezuela 9 Tripoli HE Fuad Al-Kabazi Libya 10 Vienna HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran
1966 11 Vienna HE Saleh Kubba Iraq 12 Kuwait HE Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Kuwait
1967 13 (E) Rome HE Dr Hassan Kamel Qatar 14 Vienna HE Ahmed Zaki Yamani Saudi Arabia
1968 15 (E) Beirut HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran 16 Vienna HER Abdul Rahman Al-Ateeqy Kuwait 17 Baghdad HE Dr Rashid Al-Rifa’i Iraq
1969 18 Vienna HE Dr Nadim Pachachi Abu Dhabi 19 Doha HE Dr Hassan Kamel Qatar
1970 20 Algiers HE Belaid Abdesselam Algeria 21 Caracas HE Dr Hugo Perez La Salvia Venezuela
1971 22 (E) Tehran HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran 23 (E) Vienna HE Abdul-Rahman Al-Ateeqy Kuwait 24 Vienna HE Abdul-Rahman Al-Ateeqy Kuwait 25 (E) Beirut HE Abdul-Rahman Al-Ateeqy Kuwait 26 Abu Dhabi HE Mana Saeed Otaiba Abu Dhabi 1972 27 (E) Beirut HE Ahmed Zaki Yamani Saudi Arabia 28 (E) Beirut HE Ahmed Zaki Yamani Saudi Arabia 29 Vienna HE Ahmed Zaki Yamani Saudi Arabia 30 (E) Riyadh HE Ahmed Zaki Yamani Saudi Arabia 31 Lagos HE Shettima Ali Monguno Nigeria
1973 32 (E) Vienna HE Shettima Ali Monguno Nigeria 33 (E) Vienna HE Shettima Ali Monguno Nigeria 34 Vienna HE Abdul-Rahman Al-Ateeqy Kuwait 35 (E) Vienna HE Abdul-Rahman Al-Ateeqy Kuwait 36 Vienna HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran
1974 37 (E) Geneva HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran 38 (E) Vienna HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran
15 39 (E) Geneva HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran 40 Quito HE Capt. Gustavo Jarrin Ampudia Ecuador 41 (E) Vienna HE Capt. Gustavo Jarrin Ampudia Ecuador 42 Vienna HE Dr Valentin Hernandez-Acosta Venezuela
1975 43 (E) Vienna HE Dr Valentin Hernandez-Acosta Venezuela 44 Libreville HE Edouard Alexis M’Bouy-Boutzit Gabon 45 (E) Vienna HE Edouard Alexis M’Bouy-Boutzit Gabon 46 Vienna HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran
1976 47 Bali HE Dr Mohammed Sadli Indonesia 48 Doha HE Abdul Aziz Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Qatar
1977 49 Stockholm HE Abdul Aziz Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Qatar 50 Caracas HE Dr Valentin Hernandez-Acosta Venezuela
1978 51 Geneva HE Ali Khalifa Al-Sabah Kuwait HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 52 Abu Dhabi HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE HE Dr Subroto Indonesia
1979 53 (E) Geneva HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 54 Geneva HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 55 Caracas HE Dr Humberto Calderon-Berti Venezuela HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria
1980 56 (E) Taif HE Dr Humberto Calderon-Berti Venezuela HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria 57 Algiers HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 58 (E) Vienna HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria 59 Bali HE Dr Subroto Indonesia HE Edouard Alexis M’Bouy-Boutzit Gabon
1981 60 Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia HE Mallam Yahaya Dikko Nigeria 61 (E) Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia HE Mallam Yahaya Dikko Nigeria 62 Abu Dhabi HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE HE Dr Eduardo Ortega Gomez Ecuador
1982 63 (E) Vienna HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE HE Dr Eduardo Ortega Gomez Ecuador 64 Quito HE Dr Eduardo Ortega Gomez Ecuador HE Mallam Yahaya Dikko Nigeria 65 (E) Vienna HE Dr Eduardo Ortega Gomez Ecuador HE Mallam Yahaya Dikko Nigeria 66 Vienna HE Mallam Yahaya Dikko Nigeria HE Gustavo Galindo Velasco Ecuador
1983 67 (E) London HE Mallam Yahaya Dikko Nigeria HE Gustavo Galindo Velasco Ecuador
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68 Helsinki HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE HE Kamal Hassan Maghur Libya 69 Geneva HE Kamal Hassan Maghur Libya HE Dr Subroto Indonesia
1984 70 Vienna HE Kamal Hassan Maghur Libya HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 71 (E) Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria 72 Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria
1985 73 (E) Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria 74 Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria 75 (E) Vienna HE Dr Subroto Indonesia HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria 76 Geneva HE Dr Arturo Hernandez Grisanti Venezuela HE Fawzi Ahmed Shakshuki Libya
1986 77 (E) Geneva HE Dr Arturo Hernandez Grisanti Venezuela HE Fawzi Ahmed Shakshuki Libya 77 (E) Geneva HE Dr Arturo Hernandez Grisanti Venezuela HE Fawzi Ahmed Shakshuki Libya 78 Brioni HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Espinosa Teran Ecuador 78 Geneva HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Espinosa Teran Ecuador 79 (E) Geneva HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Espinosa Teran Ecuador 80 Geneva HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Espinosa Teran Ecuador
1987 81 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Espinosa Teran Ecuador 82 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Dr Fernando Santos-Alvite Ecuador
1988 83 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Dr Fernando Santos-Alvite Ecuador 84 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Diego Tamariz Serrano Ecuador
1989 85 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Sadek Boussena Algeria 86 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Sadek Boussena Algeria
1990 87 Geneva HE Sadek Boussena Algeria HE Ginandjar Kartasasmita Indonesia 88 Vienna HE Sadek Boussena Algeria HE Ginandjar Kartasasmita Indonesia
17 1991 89 Vienna HE Dr Celestino Armas Venezuela HE Prof Jibril Aminu Nigeria 90 Vienna HE Prof Jibril Aminu Nigeria HE Yousef Bin Omeir Bin Yousef UAE
1992 91 Vienna HE Yousef Bin Omeir Bin Yousef UAE HE Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Thani Qatar 92 Vienna HE Dr Alirio A. Parra Venezuela HE Dr Chu S P Okongwu Nigeria
1993 93 Geneva HE Jean Ping Gabon HE Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Qatar 94 (E) Geneva HE Jean Ping Gabon HE Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Qatar 95 Vienna HE Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Qatar HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri Libya
1994 96 Vienna HE Abdalla Salem El Badri Libya HE Ida Bagus Sudjana Indonesia 97 Bali HE Ida Bagus Sudjana Indonesia HE Ahmed Said Al-Badi UAE
1995 98 Vienna HE Dr Erwin José Arrieta Venezuela HE Ammar Makhloufi Algeria 99 Vienna HE Ammar Makhloufi Algeria HE Rakadh Bin Salem Bin Hamed Bin Rakadh UAE
1996 100 Vienna HE Rakadh Bin Salem Bin Hamed Bin Rakadh UAE HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri Libya 101 Vienna HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri Libya HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar
1997 102 Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Ida Bagus Sudjana Indonesia 103 Jakarta HE Ida Bagus Sudjana Indonesia HE Obaid bin Saif Al-Nasseri UAE
1998 104 (E) Vienna HE Obaid bin Saif Al-Nasseri UAE (no Alternate President) 105 Vienna HE Obaid bin Saif Al-Nasseri UAE HE Chief (Dr) Dan Etete Nigeria 106 Vienna HE Dr Youcef Yousfi Algeria HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar
1999 107 Vienna HE Dr Youcef Yousfi Algeria HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 108 Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Dr Alí Rodríguez-Araque Venezuela
2000 109 Vienna HE Dr Alí Rodríguez-Araque Venezuela HE Abdalla Salem El Badri Libya 110 (E) Vienna HE Dr Alí Rodríguez-Araque Venezuela HE Abdalla Salem El Badri Libya
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111 Vienna HE Dr Alí Rodríguez-Araque Venezuela HE Abdalla Salem El Badri Libya 112 (E) Vienna HE Dr Alí Rodríguez-Araque Venezuela (no Alternate President)
2001 113 (E) Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 114 Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 115 (E) Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 116 (E) Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 117 Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 118 (E) Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria Cons. Mtg. Cairo HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria
2002 119 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 120 (E) Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 121 Osaka HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 122 (E) Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar
2003 123 (E) Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 124 Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia Cons. Mtg. Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 125 (E) Doha HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 126 (E) Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 127 Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 128 (E) Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia
2004 129 (E) Algiers HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait 130 Vienna HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait 131 (E) Beirut HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait 132 Vienna HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait 133 (E) Cairo HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait
19 2005 134 (E) Vienna HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria 135 Isfahan HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria 136 (E) Vienna HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria 137 Vienna HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria 138 (E) Kuwait HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria
2006 139 (E) Vienna HE Dr Edmund M. Daukoru Nigeria HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE 140 Vienna HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE 141 (E) Caracas HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE 142 Vienna HE Dr Edmund M. Daukoru Nigeria HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE Cons. Mtg. Doha HE Dr Edmund M. Daukoru Nigeria HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE 143 (E) Abuja HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE
2007 144 Vienna HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria 145 Vienna HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria 146 (E) Abu Dhabi HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria
2008 147 (E) Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Desidério da Graça Verissímo e Costa Angola 148 Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Desidério da Graça Verissímo e Costa Angola 149 Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Desidério da Graça Verissímo e Costa Angola 150 (E) Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Desidério da Graça Verissímo e Costa Angola Cons. Mtg. Cairo HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Desidério da Graça Verissímo e Costa Angola 151 (E) Oran HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria HE Desidério da Graça Verissímo e Costa Angola
2009 152 Vienna HE José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos Angola HE Eng Derlis Palacios Guerrero Ecuador 153 (E) Vienna HE José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos Angola HE Eng Derlis Palacios Guerrero Ecuador 154 Vienna HE José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos Angola HE Germánico Alfredo Pinto Troya Ecuador 155 (E) Angola HE José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos Angola HE Germánico Alfredo Pinto Troya Ecuador
20 2010 156 Vienna HE Germánico Alfredo Pinto Troya Ecuador HE Dr Masoud Mir-Kazemi IR Iran 157 Vienna HE Wilson Pástor-Morris Ecuador HE Dr Masoud Mir-Kazemi IR Iran 158 (E) Quito HE Wilson Pástor-Morris Ecuador HE Dr Masoud Mir-Kazemi IR Iran
2011 159 Vienna HE Mohammad Aliabadi IR Iran HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh Iraq 160 Vienna HE Eng. Rostam Ghasemi IR Iran HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh Iraq
2012 161 Vienna HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh Iraq HE Hani Abdulaziz Hussain Kuwait 162 Vienna HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh Iraq HE Hani Abdulaziz Hussain Kuwait
2013 163 Vienna HE Mustafa Al-Shamali Kuwait HE Dr Abdel Bari Ali Al-Arousi Libya 164 Vienna HE Mustafa Al-Shamali Kuwait HE Dr Abdel Bari Ali Al-Arousi Libya
21 SECRETARIES GENERAL
HE Dr Fuad Rouhani1 Iran 21.01.1961—30.04.1964 HE Abdul Rahman Al-Bazzaz1 Iraq 01.05.1964—30.04.1965 HE Ashraf Lutfi2 Kuwait 01.05.1965—31.12.1966 HE Mohammad Saleh Joukhdar Saudi Arabia 01.01.1967—31.12.1967 HE Francisco R Parra Venezuela 01.01.1968—31.12.1968 HE Dr Elrich Sanger Indonesia 01.01.1969—31.12.1969 HE Omar El Badri Libya 01.01.1970—31.12.1970 HE Dr Nadim Pachachi UAE 01.01.1971—31.12.1972 HE Dr Abderrahman Khene Algeria 01.01.1973—31.12.1974 HE Chief M O Feyide Nigeria 01.01. 1975—31.12.1976 HE Ali M Jaidah Qatar 01.01.1977—31.12.1978 HE Rene G Ortiz Ecuador 01.01.1979—30.06.1981 HE Dr Marc Saturnin Nan Nguema Gabon 01.07.1981—30.06.1983 HE Dr Fadhil J Al-Chalabi3 Iraq 01.07.1983—30.06.1988 HE Dr Subroto4 Indonesia 01.07.1988—30.06.1994 HE Abdalla Salem El Badri Libya 01.07.1994—31.12.1994 HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman5 Nigeria 01.01.1995—31.12.2000 HE Dr Alí Rodríguez Araque Venezuela 01.01.2001—30.06.2002 HE Dr Alvaro Silva-Calderón6 Venezuela 01.07.2002—31.12.2003 HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 01.01.2004—31.12.2004 HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait 01.01.2005—31.12.2005 HE Dr Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru Nigeria 01.01.2006— 31.12.2006 HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri Libya 01.01.2007—present
1. In the early days of OPEC, the Chairman of the Board of Governors was also, ex-officio, the Secretary General of the Organization. 2. The functions of Chairman of the Board of Governors and Secretary General were made separate by the new OPEC Statute, adopted by the Conference in Caracas, in April 1965 (Res. VIII.56). 3. Deputy Secretary General, Acting for the Secretary General. 4. Appointed for a second three-year term, by the 89th Conference of Ministers, in June 1991. 5. Appointed for a second three-year term, by the 103rd Conference of Ministers, in November 1997. 6. Appointed for the second half of Dr Rodríguez Araque’s term, which ended on 31 December 2003, after the latter returned to Venezuela to head the state oil company, PDVSA.
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