Press Releases
OPEC to hold its 6th International Seminar in Vienna on 3−4 June 2015
30 Apr 2014 | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will host its 6th International Seminar at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on 3−4 June 2015. The theme of the event is “Petroleum — An Engine for Global Development”.
IEA, IEF, and OPEC host 4th Joint Workshop
31 Mar 2014 | The International Energy Agency (IEA), International Energy Forum (IEF), and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) today hosted the 4th Joint Workshop on the Interactions between Physical and Financial Energy Markets in Vienna, Austria. This high-level technical event brought together a broad range of experts from industry, governments, and the financial and regulatory sectors of the developed and emerging economies to discuss the interactions between physical and financial energy markets.
OPEC 164th Meeting concludes
04 Dec 2013 | The 164th Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was held in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, 4 December 2013, under the Chairmanship of its President, HE Mustafa Jassim Mohammad Al-Shamali, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil of the State of Kuwait and Head of its Delegation.
Opening address to the 164th Meeting of the OPEC Conference
04 Dec 2013 | by HE Mustafa Jassim Mohammad Al-Shamali, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil of Kuwait, Chairman of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and President of the Conference
Joint Conclusion of the EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue
11 Nov 2013 | The tenth Ministerial-level meeting of the energy dialogue between the European Union (EU) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) took place in Vienna today.
Meeting of the OPEC-Russia Energy Dialogue
08 Nov 2013 | HE Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation and HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General, held a high-level meeting in Moscow on October 28 as part of the ongoing OPEC-Russia Energy Dialogue. The meeting was also attended by a delegation from the Russian Federation and officials from the OPEC Secretariat.
OPEC’s World Oil Outlook and Annual Statistical Bulletin to be launched 7 November 2013
24 Oct 2013 | The 2013 OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO) and Annual Statistical Bulletin (ASB) will be officially released at a press conference to be held at the OPEC Secretariat on Thursday, 7 November 2013 at 14:30 CET. The WOO and ASB are OPEC’s flagship annual publications, providing data and in-depth, expert analysis on many aspects of the global oil industry.
OPEC's Annual Statistical Bulletin for launch 29 July 2013
29 Jul 2013 | The OPEC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the online edition of the 2013 Annual Statistical Bulletin (ASB).
OPEC 163rd Meeting concludes
31 May 2013 | The 163rd Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) convened in Vienna, Austria, on 31 May 2013, under the Chairmanship of its Alternate President, HE Dr Abdel Bari Ali Al-Arousi, Minister of Oil and Gas of Libya and Head of its Delegation.
Opening address to the 163rd Meeting of the OPEC Conference
31 May 2013 | by HE Dr Abdel Bari Ali Al-Arousi, Minister of Oil & Gas of Libya and Alternate President of the OPEC Conference
IEA, IEF and OPEC host Third Joint Workshop
21 Mar 2013 | The International Energy Agency (IEA), International Energy Forum (IEF) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hosted the Third Joint Workshop on “Interactions between Physical and Financial Energy Markets” Thursday in Vienna, Austria. The high-level technical event brought together a broad range of experts from industry, governments, and the financial and regulatory sectors of the developed and emerging economies to discuss the interactions between physical and financial energy markets.
OPEC 162nd Meeting concludes
12 Dec 2012 | The 162nd Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was held in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, 12 December 2012, under the Chairmanship of its President, HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh, Minister of Oil of Iraq and Head of its Delegation.
Opening address to the 162nd Meeting of the OPEC Conference
12 Dec 2012 | by HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh, Minister of Oil of Iraq and President of the Conference
IEA, IEF and OPEC host First Joint Symposium on Gas and Coal Market Outlooks
04 Oct 2012 | [Joint Press Release] At the request of G-20, a first symposium was held today at the IEA in Paris to compare current outlooks for gas and coal markets and to examine how such markets are regulated.
OPEC’s World Oil Outlook & Annual Statistical Bulletin to be presented 8 November 2012
27 Sep 2012 | The 2012 editions of OPEC's World Oil Outlook and Annual Statistical Bulletin (ASB) will be officially presented at a press conference to be held at the OPEC Secretariat on Thursday, 8 November, at 14.30 hours CET.