{"id":3745,"date":"2022-01-04T08:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energiesnet.com\/espanol\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2022-01-04T08:37:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:37:41","slug":"wsj-opec-names-veteran-kuwaiti-executive-as-next-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energiesnet.com\/espanol\/wsj-opec-names-veteran-kuwaiti-executive-as-next-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"WSJ -OPEC Names Veteran Kuwaiti Executive as Next Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Haitham al-Ghais to replace former Nigerian official Mohammad Barkindo as oil cartel\u2019s secretary-general<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo (L) Al-Ghais\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Benoit Faucon and\u00a0Summer Said\u00a0\/ WSJ

LONDON\/DUBAI
EnergiesNet.com 01 04 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPEC appointed a veteran Kuwaiti oil official as its next secretary-general, an administrative role that also serves as a communication channel between the cartel\u2019s often-fractious internal politics and the rest of the world\u2014whose economies often can be greatly affected by the group\u2019s oil-production policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a virtual meeting Monday, the 13-strong Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries appointed Haitham al-Ghais to the post, replacing Mohammad Barkindo, a former Nigerian oil official who has held the position for two terms since 2016. He will take the reins from Mr. Barkindo in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. al-Ghais is a former Kuwaiti representative at the cartel who has worked since 1993 at the state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corp., where he currently serves as deputy managing director for international marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appointment of the Kuwaiti\u2014who was the sole candidate for the job\u2014is in line with OPEC\u2019s tradition of appointing representatives from smaller producers and shunning Saudi Arabia and Iran, two Middle East foes that have been battling for decades for influence both within the cartel and in regional politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a letter to Mr. al-Ghais, Mr. Barkindo praised the incoming secretary-general as \u201ca committed, knowledgeable and extremely able technocrat who can lead the Organization in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Saudi Arabia holds de facto leadership on OPEC as the world\u2019s biggest oil exporter, the secretary-general plays a key role in brokering production deals and in articulating the group\u2019s positions publicly.https:\/\/tpc.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-38\/html\/container.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his tenure, Mr. Barkindo helped steer the organization through two oil-price crashes. In 2016, he responded to rising U.S. production by engineering an alliance between OPEC and Russia<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s largest oil producers, and a group of smaller non-OPEC producers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then last year, after OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia launched an oil-price war with Russia as they disagreed over their response to the Covid-19 pandemic, he helped the group mend fences<\/a> and agree to jointly curb output to revive collapsing oil prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His successor will also have to navigate pressure from governments, companies and public opinion to reduce oil consumption and adopt alternative forms of energy in an effort officials and scientists hope will mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write to\u00a0<\/strong>Benoit Faucon at\u00a0benoit.faucon@wsj.com<\/a>\u00a0and Summer Said at\u00a0summer.said@wsj.com<\/a>
Appeared in the January 4, 2022, print edition as ‘OPEC Names Kuwaiti As Chief.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By\u00a0Benoit Faucon and\u00a0Summer Said\u00a0from The Wall Street Jouyrnal – WSJ
wsj.com<\/a> 01 03 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Haitham al-Ghais to replace former Nigerian official Mohammad Barkindo as oil cartel\u2019s secretary-general By\u00a0Benoit Faucon and\u00a0Summer Said\u00a0\/ WSJ LONDON\/DUBAIEnergiesNet.com 01 04 2022 OPEC appointed a veteran Kuwaiti oil official as its next secretary-general, an administrative role that also serves as a communication channel between the cartel\u2019s often-fractious internal politics and the rest of the world\u2014whose …<\/p>\n

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