OPEC’s secretary general, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, visited the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the invitation of its government to celebrate OPEC’s 61st anniversary. OPEC has announced that its secretary general, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, has visited the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the invitation of its government to celebrate OPEC’s 61st anniversary. The four-day visit to the country has included meetings with Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, Tareck El Aissami, the people’s minister of petroleum, and Asdrubal Chavez, the president of Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), OPEC revealed. Maduro is said to have conveyed the reassurance of Venezuela’s utmost support to OPEC and the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC). He is also said to have praised the strength of the partnership between OPEC and non-OPEC oil producing countries participating in the DoC to address oil market challenges. The Venezuelan president reiterated the importance of the DoC and stressed the importance of […]