H.E. Haitham AL GHAIS

Secretary-General

OPEC

Saudi Arabia’s strategic vision and commitment to collaboration will undoubtedly continue to play a key role in OPEC’s ability to navigate the evolving global energy landscape.
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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

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USA - June 12, 2026

Josh Sherman of the Houston Producers Forum talks about Houston’s growing pull as energy security concerns and growing LNG and…

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ADNOC eyes upstream, LNG opportunities in Canada
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Canada - June 10, 2026

ADNOC will explore upstream and LNG opportunities in Canada through its international investment arm, XRG.

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ADNOC Drilling ready to raise production capacity above 5 million bopd
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UAE - May 12, 2026

ADNOC Drilling is prepared to expand the UAE’s oil production capacity beyond 5 million bopd by 2027 as the country advances…

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UAE leaves OPEC
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UAE - April 29, 2026

The UAE has announced it will leave OPEC, potentially clearing the way for higher production outside OPEC quotas and dealing a…

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Oil prices retain support
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Multinational - September 29, 2017

Crude oil prices remained supported near multi-month highs on Friday, as traders remained globally optimistic regarding the re-balancing of the market.

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Oil rally continues
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Multinational - September 25, 2017

Crude oil prices rallied to their best levels in months on Monday, as optimism that the market was well on its way towards rebalancing added to bullish…

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Crude prices edge up
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Multinational - September 22, 2017

Crude oil prices edged higher on Friday, as traders awaited the conclusion of a highly-anticipated meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in…

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Oil dips ahead of OPEC meeting
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Multinational - September 21, 2017

Crude oil prices turned lower on Thursday, as traders finally reacted to the previous session’s downbeat U.S. stockpiles data and as markets were cautious ahead of a…

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Crude inches up ahead of US data
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Multinational - September 20, 2017

Crude oil prices continued to climb on Wednesday, amid hopes for additional global supply cuts, while traders eyed the release of weekly U.S. stockpiles data due later…

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Crude up ahead of stockpiles report
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Multinational - September 19, 2017

Crude oil prices rose back toward the five-month highs seen last week on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to weekly data from the U.S. on stockpiles of crude and…

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Oil prices test multi-month highs
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Multinational - September 14, 2017

Crude oil prices were hovering at multi-month highs on Thursday, as news of a decline in global oil production continued to support the commodity.

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Nigeria says no to OPEC cuts
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Nigeria - September 14, 2017

Nigeria is unlikely to participate in OPEC production cuts, the country’s oil minister, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, said Wednesday.
 
The country had been exempted from…

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