Secretary -General OPEC died, and attended the event that day

According to foreign media reports such as Reuters, Mele Kyari, CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, stated in social media on the 6th that OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) Mohammad Barkindo has been Died.

"We have lost Dr. Muhammad Sinussey Balkino. He died around 11 pm on July 5th. For his direct relatives, Nigerian National Petroleum Company, our country Nigeria, OPEC and the global energy industry In terms of, this is undoubtedly a huge loss. "Kiary wrote on Twitter.

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Reuters reported that Nigeria's Balkins are 63 years old. Since 2016, they have been Secretary -General OPEC. According to Bloomberg, Balkinso recently returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria to prepare for the later OPEC era.

Reuters quoted Kiary as saying that a few hours before Balkin died, he met with Nigerian President Mohamo Buhari and delivered a speech at a energy summit in Abuja.

According to the OPEC official website, at the opening ceremony of the 21st Nigerian Petroleum and Natural Gas (NOG) meeting on the 5th, Balkino delivered a speech: "It is the honor of being a lifetime of Secretary -General of OPEC. In six years, we have witnessed challenges and historic moments, and this time it highlights the importance of cooperation and teamwork again. "

Opec ’s official website reported that Bukhari met with Balkin on the 5th and expressed his gratitude to him, saying that Balkin was a respectable ambassador for the country. Bukhari said that Barkino has been the six -year career of OPEC Secretary -General, which makes the country and himself proud of it. Later generations will be kindly remembered to Barkin.

Balkin spent a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Nigerian Petroleum and Natural Gas Conference at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Nigerian Petroleum and Natural Gas on July 5, 2022. Picture source: Reuters

American Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) reported that Balkinso had a career for more than 40 years. He had worked at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Duke Petroleum Corporation, Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Energy Department, and OPEC.

Bloomberg reports that Balkin is a veteran of the oil industry and has led OPEC to create the "OPEC+" Alliance, which has led the organization to establish partnership with non -member states such as Russia. Balkino carried out a series of shuttle diplomacy, gathered oil -producing countries, and personally met with leaders of various countries including Russian President Putin.

It is reported that the main tasks during Balkin's term of office include a series of production reduction of production balance in the global oil market, and achieved unprecedented production reduction during the 2020 new crown pneumonia.

During his speech on the 5th, Barkino said that the cooperation framework signed by OPEC and major oil production countries has entered the sixth year, which helps the organization to cope with the market turmoil caused by the new crowns. He added that due to the rebound of the global market and economy, OPEC is currently in the last round of production adjustment since the beginning of the new crown epidemic.

CNBC said that although the two member states of Catal and Ecuador withdrew from OPEC, Balkino was still regarded as a hero who led the organization's member states to unite and strive to stabilize the global oil market.

Bloomberg reported that Balkins' successor and Kuwait's Haitham Alghais was scheduled to serve as Secretary-General OPEC in early next month.

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