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STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION 

I Foundation 

The first move towards the establishment of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 

took place in 1949, when Venezuela approached Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and suggested they 

exchange views and explore avenues for regular and closer communications between them. The need for 

closer cooperation became more apparent in 1959 when the international oil companies unilaterally reduced 

the posted price for Venezuelan crude by 5¢ and 25¢ per barrel, and that for Middle Eastern crude by 18¢ 

per barrel. As a result, the First Arab Petroleum Congress, held in Cairo, adopted a resolution calling on oil 

companies to consult with the governments of the producing countries before unilaterally taking any decision 

on oil prices. It then set up the general agreement on the establishment of an ‘Oil Consultation Commission’. 

In August 1960, the oil companies further reduced the posted prices for Middle East crude by between 

10¢ and 14¢ per barrel. The following month, the Government of Iraq invited Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia 

and Venezuela to a meeting in Baghdad to discuss the reduction in prices of the crudes produced by their 

respective countries. As a result, from 10–14 September 1960, a conference was held in Baghdad, which was 

attended by representatives of these five governments. It was this First Conference which established OPEC 

as a permanent intergovernmental organization. 

II Location 

At the Second Conference, the decision was taken to base the OPEC Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, 

where the first meeting of the OPEC Board of Governors convened in May 1961. In April 1965, the OPEC 

Conference decided to move the Headquarters to Vienna, Austria. Negotiations with the Austrian Government 

were successful and a Host Agreement was signed on 1 September 1965 by the OPEC Secretary General at 

the time, Mr Ashraf Lutfi, and the then Austrian Foreign Minister, the late Dr Bruno Kreisky. Initially, OPEC’s 

Vienna Headquarters was housed in two small buildings; the Headquarters was later transferred to Dr-Karl- 

Lueger-Ring 10, before moving in March 1977 to Obere Donaustrasse 93 alongside the Danube Canal in 

Vienna’s second district. In November 2009, the Secretariat moved yet again to its present premises at 

Helferstorferstrasse 17 in the first district. 

III Principal aims and Membership 

Principal aims 

OPEC’s principal aims are the coordination and unification of the petroleum policies of its Member Countries 

and the determination of the best means for safeguarding their interests, individually and collectively. The 

Organization also seeks to devise ways and means of ensuring: the stabilisation of prices in international 

oil markets with a view to eliminating harmful and unnecessary fluctuations, due regard being given at all 

times to the interests of oil producing nations and to the necessity of securing a steady income for them; 

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an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations; and a fair return on their 

capital to those investing in the petroleum industry. 

In June 1968, a ‘Declaratory Statement of Petroleum Policy in Member Countries’, incorporated in Resolution 

No. XVI.90, was adopted. The Statement called on Member Countries to undertake direct exploration for the 

development of hydrocarbon resources; to seek both participation in the equity of existing concessions, 

and progressive and accelerated relinquishment of the acreage of present contract areas; to establish 

conservation rules to be followed by operating oil companies; and to determine posted or tax reference 

prices by the Government so as to prevent deterioration in the relationship of those prices against the 

prices of manufactured goods traded internationally. 

The ‘Solemn Declaration’ adopted by the First Summit of Sovereigns and Heads of State of OPEC Member 

Countries in March 1975, in Algiers, Algeria, added new policy guidelines in the light of the changing 

relationship between producer and consumer nations. It indicated that OPEC, in consultation and 

cooperation with the other countries of the world, should seek the establishment of a new international 

economic order based on justice, mutual understanding and a genuine concern for the well-being of all 

peoples. 

The Second Summit of Heads of State and Government of OPEC Member Countries was held in Caracas, 

Venezuela, in September 2000. The concluding Solemn Declaration II saw Member Countries reaffirm their 

commitment to the guiding principles of the Organization — to achieve sustainable order and stability in the 

international oil market, with reasonable prices and fair returns to investors. They examined oil’s enhanced 

role in future world energy demand, emphasized the strong link between security of supply, and the security 

and transparency of oil demand, and stressed the need for improved dialogue and cooperation among all 

parties in the industry. They also revisited the issues of oil’s contributions to mankind generally and the 

need to link the provision of energy supply with sustainable economic development and environmental 

considerations, so as to help reduce hardship and poverty in developing nations and stimulate their 

economies. 

The Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of OPEC Member Countries was held in Riyadh, Saudi 

Arabia, in November 2007. The meeting reaffirmed the inalienable and permanent sovereign rights of 

OPEC Member Countries over their natural resources, and Member Countries used the opportunity to recommit 

themselves to ensuring adequate, timely, efficient, economic and reliable petroleum supplies 

to world markets. They also stressed the importance of ensuring that investment and trade policies are 

fair and structured, in order to facilitate technology transfer to developing countries, and on affordable 

and cost-effective terms. In addition, the Summit drew attention to the importance of expediting the 

development of cleaner and more efficient petroleum technologies that protect the environment and 

address climate change concerns. 

Membership 

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 

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at the OPEC First Conference, held in Baghdad, and which signed the original agreement establishing OPEC 

(see page 4). 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. 

Gabon, which became a Full Member in 1975, terminated its membership with effect from 1 January 1995. 

Indonesia, which became a Full Member in 1962, suspended its membership in December 2008. 


ALGERIA 

Family name: 

First name: 

Date of birth: 

Education: 

Posts held: 

Yousfi 

Youcef 

1941 

PhD in Physics, University of Nancy, France 

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: +21321 693268, 6902063 

Fax: +21321 590931, 638810 

Chemical Engineer, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques, Nancy, France 

Diploma in Economics 

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 


ALGERIA 

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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 United Nations, New York (USA), 2006–08 

Ambassador to Tunis, Tunisia, 2008–10 

Minister of Energy and Mines, June 2010 to date

ANGOLA 

Family name: 

First name: 

Country of birth: 

Posts held: 

Botelho de Vasconcelos 

José Maria 

Angola 

Eng. José Maria Botelho 

de Vasconcelos 

Minister of Petroleum 

Area: 1,246,700 sq km 

Capital: Luanda 

Official language: Portuguese 


National Oil Company: Sonangol Ltd 

Website: www.sonangol.co.uk 

Tel: +44 207 83 84 600 

E-mail: Lneves@sonangol.co.uk 

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 


EcuAdOR 

Family name: 

First name: 

Date of birth 

Marital status: 

Education: 

Posts held: 

Pástor-Morris 

Wilson 

23 January 1946 

Married, four children 

Wilson Pástor-Morris 

Area: 256,370 sq km 

Capital: Quito 

Official language: Spanish 


Suspended membership: December 1992– 

October 2007 

National Oil Company: Petroecuador 

Website: www.petroecuador.com.ec 

Fax: +593 2 250 3571 

Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources 

Master in Energy Economics, University Pierre Mendes France, Grenoble, France, 1970–71 

Graduate School of Engineering Geology, Mines and Petroleum, Central University of 

Ecuador, 1964–68 and 1969–70 

Technical Director of the National Energy Institute, 1978 

Planning Manager Assistant of CEPE, 1979–80 

Advisor to the Chairman of the National Congress, Petroleum and Mining, 1981–83 

Advisor to the Comptroller General of the State in Oil Contracts and External 

Merchandising, 1983–84 

General Coordinator of the Oil Contract Unit, 1984–87 

Consultant to the World Bank, 1987–88 

Chief Financial Officer of Texaco, operator ECE-Texaco Consortium, 1988–90 

General Manager of Petroamazonas, operator of the ECE-Texaco Consortium, 1990–92 


ECUADOR 

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Publications: 

Honors: 

Languages: 

General Coordinator of the petroleum procurement unit of the seventh round of bidding, 1993–95 

General Manager of Ecuador Triton Energy, Inc. LLC, 1995–99 

Executive President of Petroecuador, 1999–2000 

Operations Manager of CPEB, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), 

2001–07 

General Manager of Block 15 and Petroamazonas Ecuador SA, 2007–10 

“The Economic Implications of the Oil Contracts Between the State and Private Enterprise”, 

November 2005 

“Oil Policy Proposals to Revive Production in Ecuador”, June 2003 

“Cost-Benefit Study: Centre East Pipeline”, January 1995 

“The Ecuadorian Energy Sector”, co-author, World Bank, 1990 

“Servicing Agreements”, 1987 

“Decision and Control in Times of Uncertainty, the Ecuadorian Oil Opening”, 1986 

“Update Costs and Prices of Petroleum Products”, 1984 

“External Marketing Agreement Between ECE and Coastal Oil”, 1984 

“Limitations of the Oil Reserves of Ecuador”, 1984 

“The Ecuadorian Oil Contracts: A Commitment of Interest Based on the Seriousness of Mutual 

Respect”, 1983 

“For a Thorough Review of the Common External Marketing of Oil”, 1983 

“There are Favourable Conditions for Foreign Oil Investment”, 1983 

“Reforms to the Law of ECE, 1983 

“The Reforms to the Hydrocarbons Law: Criticisms and Solutions”, 1981 

Book: “ECE and Openness to External Capital”, co-author, 1979 

“The Grant of Petroleum in Ecuador: Methodology and Calculation”, 1979 

Graduate of the Radioactive Mineral Prospectors programme, Commissariat for Atomic Energy, 

France, 1969 

Ranked second in class in Master of Energy Economics programme, University of Grenoble, 

France, 1971 

Spanish, French, English

IR IRAN 

Family name: 

First name: 

Date of birth 

Education: 

Posts held: 

Ghasemi 

Rostam 

22 May 1964 

Civil engineering 

Area: 1,648,000 sq km 

Capital: Tehran 

Official language: Farsi 

Joined OPEC: Founder Member 

National Oil Company: National Iranian Oil Company 

Website: www.nioc.org 

Fax: +9821 6466293 

Eng. Rostam Ghasemi 

Minister of Petroleum 

Member, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Mines 

Member, Board of Directors, Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of IRAN 

(IDRO) 

Chairman, Board of Directors, Iranian Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) 

Chairman, Board of Directors, Khalij Fars Ship-building Complex (ISOICO) 

Manager, Iran Sepah Marine Engineering Division 

Managing Director, Khatam-Ul-Anbia Construction HQR (upstream and downstream oil, gas and 

petrochemical projects), 2006–2011 

Minister of Petroleum, August 2011 to date 


IRAQ 

Family name: 

First name: 


Place of birth: 


Education: 

Posts held: 

Bahedh 

Abdul-Kareem Luaibi 

1959 

Baghdad, Iraq 

Married, six children 


Capital: Baghdad 



National Oil Company: Iraq National Oil Company 

Website: not available 

Tel: +9641 2168136, 286 9561 

Fax: +9641 886 9432, 886 9900 

Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh 

Minister of Oil 

President of the Conference 

BSc in Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Baghdad University, Iraq, 1982 

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 


KuWAIT 

Family name: 

First name: 

Education: 

Posts held: 

Hussain 

Hani Abdulaziz 

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, United States, 1971 

Process Engineer, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), 1972–77 

Planning Manager, International Marketing, KNPC, 1977–80 

Executive Assistant to the Managing Director of Marketing, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), 1980–90 

Chairman and Managing Director of Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), 1990–95 

Managing Director of Marketing, KPC, 1995–98 

Chairman and Managing Director, KNPC, 1998–2004 

Chief Executive Officer, Deputy Managing Director, KPC, 2004–07 

Secretary General, Kuwait Focal Point, Central Committee to supervise the implementation of 

projects related to environmental remediation, Kuwait NFP, 2011–12 

Board member of KPC, KNPC, PIC, Public Authority of Industry 


Capital: Kuwait City 



National Oil Company: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation 

Website: www.kpc.com.kw 

Tel: +965 2455455 

Fax: +965 2467159 

Hani Abdulaziz Hussain 

Minister of Oil 

Chairman of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation 

Alternate President of the Conference 

Board member of Ikarus Petroleum Company, Development Holding Company, Bobyan Bank and 

College of Engineering at Kuwait University 

Minister of Oil, Chairman of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, February 2012 to date 


LIBYA 

Family name: 

First name: 




Education: 

Posts held: 

Benyezza 

Abdurahman 

3 June 1956 

Tripoli, Libya 

Married, 4 children 

Area: 1,760,000 sq km 

Capital: Tripoli 



National Oil Company: Libyan National Oil Corporation 

Website: not available 

Tel: +21821 4446180/89 

Fax: +21821 3614379 

Eng. Abdurahman Benyezza 

Minister of Oil and Gas 

BSc, Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas, (US), 1979 

Production Engineer & Production Supervisor, Waha Oil Co., 1979–81 

Drilling / Production Supervisor & Waha Field Superintendent, Waha Oil Co., 1982–88 

Deputy Operations Manager, Waha Oil Co., 1988 

Operations Manager, Waha Oil Co., 1989 

Member of People’s Management Committee, Waha Oil Co., 1990–95 

Supervision of Engineering Department & Planning & Reservoir Department, Waha Oil Co., 1995–2000 

Member of Negotiating Committee for Mature Field Development, Libyan National Oil Corporation, 

2000–01 

Manager of Production & Reservoir Engineering Department, Libyan National Oil Corporation, 

2001–03 


Libya 

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Member of the Management Committee & General Manager of Joint Venture Department, Libyan 

National Oil Corporation, 2003–06 

Chairman of the Management Committee & Executive Officer for Operations & Production, Eni 

Spa., October 2006–June 2007 

Regional Vice President for Algeria, Tunis, Mali & Morocco, Eni Spa., 2008–11 

Minister of Oil and Gas, November 2011 to date

NIGERIA 

Family name: 

First names: 




Education: 

Posts held: 

Alison-Madueke 

Diezani Kogbeni 

6 December 1960 

Port-Harcourt, Rivers State 

Married with children 


Capital: Abuja 

Official language: English 


National Oil Company: Nigerian National 

Petroleum Corporation 

Website: www.nnpc-publicaffairs.com 

Tel: +2349 413 4761 

Fax: +2349 413 4760 

Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke 

Minister of Petroleum Resources 

BArch, Howard University, Washington, DC (USA) 

MBA, Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge, England, 2003 

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 of the 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 


NiGERia 

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Distinctions: 

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 

Chevening Scholarship, British and Foreign Commonwealth Office, England

QATAR 

Family name: 

First name: 


Education: 

Posts held: 

Other activities: 

Al-Sada 

Mohammed Bin Saleh 

Married, two daughters and three sons 

BSc in Marine Science and Geology, Qatar University 

PhD, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK 

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 

Dr Mohammed Bin 

Saleh Al-Sada 

Minister of Energy and Industry 

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 

Member, Permanent Constitution Preparation Committee 


Capital: Doha 



National Oil Company: Qatar Petroleum 

Website: www.qp.com.qa 

Tel: +974 4491491 (15 lines) 

Fax: +974 4831289, 4831397 


QaTaR 

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Member, Supreme Education Council 

Member, National Committee for Human Rights 

Chairman of the Joint Advisory Board, Texas A & M University in Qatar

SAudI ARABIA 

Family name: 

First name: 



Education: 

Posts held: 

Naimi 

Ali Ibrahim 

2 August 1935 

Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia 

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 

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 

Ali I Naimi 

Area: 2,150,000 sq km 

Capital: Riyadh 



National Oil Company: Saudi Aramco 

Website: www.saudiaramco.com 

Tel: +966 3 877 0110 

Fax: +966 3 873 8190, 876 1018 

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources 


SaUDi aRabia 

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Executive Vice President, Operations, Aramco, 1982 

Company President, 1984 

Chief Executive Officer, Aramco, 1988 

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, August 1995 to date

uAE 

Family name: 

First name: 



Education: 

Posts held: 

Al Hamli 

Mohamed bin Dhaen 

31 December 1952 

Married, seven children 

Higher National Diploma in Business Studies, 1976 

Association of Certified Accountants, 1979 

United Arab Emirates 


Capital: Abu Dhabi 



National Oil Company: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company 

Website: www.adnoc.com 

Tel: +9712 6023234 

Fax: +9712 6661469 

Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli 

Minister of Energy 

Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) 1988 

Internal Auditor, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, August 1980–July 1981 

Controller, Internal Audit, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, August 1981–July 1982 

Manager, Management Research, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, July 1982–January 1984 

Manager, General Services, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, January 1984–May 1988 

Assistant General Manager (Administration), Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, June 1988– 

February 1989 

Director, Finance, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, February 1989–February 1990 

Director, Marketing, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, February 1990–May 1992 


UaE 

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Current 

assignments: 

Director, Personnel, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, May 1992–March 1997 

General Manager, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution, March 1997–October 1998 

UAE Governor for OPEC, 1994–2002 

Director, Marketing & Refining, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, October 1998–present 

Minister of Energy, November 2004 to date 

Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Gas Shipping Company and Abu Dhabi National 

Tanker Company 

Board Member of: 

– ADNOC Distribution 

– Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company 

– International Petroleum Investment Company 

– Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions & Benefits Fund 

– Higher Corporation for Specialised Economic Zones 

– Hyundai Oilbank Co. Ltd., South Korea 

Committee Member, Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC), UAE

VENEZuELA 

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First name: 




Education: 

Posts held: 

Ramírez 

Rafael D 

4 August 1963 

Caracas, Venezuela 

Married, two children 

Graduated as Mechanical Engineer at Los Andes University, Mérida, Venezuela, 1989 

Master’s Degree in Energy Studies, Central University of Venezuela, 1996 

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 

Rafael D Ramírez 


Capital: Caracas 

Official language: Spanish 


National Oil Company: Petróleos de Venezuela SA 

Website: www.pdv.com 

Tel: +58 212 708 4204, 708 4222 

Fax: +58 212 708 4420 

Minister of Popular Power of Petroleum and Mining 


VENEZUELa 

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Languages: 

Minister of Energy and Petroleum, January 2005 to December 2011 

Minister of Popular Power of Petroleum and Mining, December 2011 to date 

Spanish and English

cONFERENcE PRESIdENTS 

1960 to date 

Year N° Held in 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 


1974 37 (E) Geneva HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran 

38 (E) Vienna HE Dr Jamshid Amouzegar Iran 

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 



Year N° Held in President / Alternate President From 

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 


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 


1979 53 (E) Geneva HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE 


54 Geneva HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE 


55 Caracas HE Dr Humberto Calderon-Berti Venezuela 

HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria 

1980 56 (E) Taif HE Dr Humberto Calderon-Berti Venezuela 


57 Algiers HE Belkacem Nabi Algeria 


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 


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 


65 (E) Vienna HE Dr Eduardo Ortega Gomez Ecuador 


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 

68 Helsinki HE Dr Mana Saeed Otaiba UAE 

HE Kamal Hassan Maghur Libya 

69 Geneva HE Kamal Hassan Maghur Libya 


1984 70 Vienna HE Kamal Hassan Maghur Libya 


71 (E) Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 


72 Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 


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1985 73 (E) Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 


74 Geneva HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 


75 (E) Vienna HE Dr Subroto Indonesia 


76 Geneva HE Dr Arturo Hernandez Grisanti Venezuela 

HE Fawzi Ahmed Shakshuki Libya 

1986 77 (E) Geneva HE Dr Arturo Hernandez Grisanti Venezuela 


77 (E) Geneva HE Dr Arturo Hernandez Grisanti Venezuela 


78 Brioni HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 

HE Espinosa Teran Ecuador 

78 Geneva HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 


79 (E) Geneva HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 


80 Geneva HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 


1987 81 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 


82 Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 

HE Dr Fernando Santos-Alvite Ecuador 


HE Dr Fernando Santos-Alvite Ecuador 


HE Diego Tamariz Serrano Ecuador 


HE Sadek Boussena Algeria 


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 

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 United Arab Emirates 

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 


1999 107 Vienna HE Dr Youcef Yousfi Algeria 


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 


111 Vienna HE Dr Alí Rodríguez-Araque Venezuela 


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 


115 (E) Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria 








Cons. Mtg. Cairo HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria 




120 (E) Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 


121 Osaka HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 


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122 (E) Vienna HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman Nigeria 


2003 123 (E) Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 

HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 



Cons. Mtg. Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 


125 (E) Doha HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 


126 (E) Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 




128 (E) Vienna HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 


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 


131 (E) Beirut HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 


132 Vienna HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 


133 (E) Cairo HE Dr Purnomo Yusgiantoro Indonesia 


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 


136 (E) Vienna HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait 


137 Vienna HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait 


138 (E) Kuwait HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Kuwait 


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 


141 (E) Caracas HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria 


142 Vienna HE Dr Edmund M. Daukoru Nigeria 


Cons. Mtg. Doha HE Dr Edmund M. Daukoru Nigeria 


143 (E) Abuja HE Dr Edmund M Daukoru Nigeria 


2007 144 Vienna HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE 

HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria 

145 Vienna HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE 


146 (E) Abu Dhabi HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli UAE 





2008 147 (E) Vienna HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria 

HE Desidério da Graça Verissímo e Costa Angola 







Cons. Mtg. Cairo HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria 


151 (E) Oran HE Dr Chakib Khelil Algeria 


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 

2010 

2011 

2012 

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156 Vienna HE Germánico Alfredo Pinto Troya Ecuador 

HE Dr Masoud Mir-Kazemi IR Iran 

157 Vienna HE Wilson Pástor-Morris Ecuador 


158 (E) Quito HE Wilson Pástor-Morris Ecuador 


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 

161 Vienna HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh Iraq 

HE Hani Abdulaziz Hussain Kuwait

SEcRETARIES GENERAL 

1960 to date 

HE Dr Fuad Rouhani 1 Iran 21.01.1961—30.04.1964 

HE Abdul Rahman Al-Bazzaz 1 Iraq 01.05.1964—30.04.1965 

HE Ashraf Lutfi 2 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-Chalabi 3 Iraq 01.07.1983—30.06.1988 

HE Dr Subroto 4 Indonesia 01.07.1988—30.06.1994 

HE Abdalla Salem El Badri Libya 01.07.1994—31.12.1994 

HE Dr Rilwanu Lukman 5 Nigeria 01.01.1995—31.12.2000 

HE Dr Alí Rodríguez Araque Venezuela 01.01.2001—30.06.2002 

HE Dr Alvaro Silva-Calderón 6 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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