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Former NNPC Director Barkindo Appointed OPEC Secretary-General

Mr. Barkindo served as the NNPC director from 2009 to 2010 and as the acting secretary-general of OPEC in 2006.

The former group-managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mohammed Barkindo, has been appointed secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

OPEC announced the appointment at its meeting in Vienna, the Austrian capital, on Thursday.

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Mr. Barkindo served as the NNPC director from 2009 to 2010 and as the acting secretary-general of OPEC in 2006. He was nominated for the position by the Nigerian government.

The former NNPC leader will replace Libyan oil minister Abdalla El-Badri, who is currently serving as the acting secretary-general. He was elected to the position in December 2015 after OPEC members failed to meet the required consensus to appoint a new leader. Mr. El-Badri’s provisional term will expire in July, after which Mr. Barkindo will assume office and serve as secretary-general for the next three years.

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