Iraq a candidate for the position of Thamer Gadan Secretary General of OPEC

Ali Salman - 13/06/2012 PM - 6:17 p.m.


Nominated Iraq's oil minister and former senior advisor to Prime Minister Thamer Ghadban for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries "OPEC" in a move aimed at strengthening the international position of Iraq.

According to ministry spokesman Assem Jihad, Oil that Iraq is the most deserving to get a seat on the Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries because of the founding countries of the Organization and that he embraced the first conference of her, and added that the candidate Thamer Ghadban has the knowledge and experience in the Iraqi oil sector.

Jihad said that the candidate of Iraq is the front-runner, especially after the licensing rounds, successful and increased production of oil, which would reflect positively on the Iraqi economy in the near future, and stressed that for Iraq for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will raise the international status and will enhance its role in the global economy.

Iraq had, and for several decades, played a marginal role in the meetings of OPEC and because of the complexities of international embargo on Iraq during the reign of Saddam Hussein's regime.

It is noteworthy that a candidate for the seat of Iraq, Secretary General of OPEC Thamer Ghadban was the minister of oil in Iraq between 2004 and 2005, and graduated from a university in London, majoring in international oil and also served as director of planning in Iraq.


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Sources said the «Iraq he thought should be cut oil production in the« OPEC »to respond to lower prices, while countries prefer« Cooperation Council (GCC) », oil at a hundred dollars a barrel».
Adding that «countries such as Iran, Algeria and Venezuela, as well as Iraq, will stand on this opinion at the next meeting for« OPEC », which will hopefully be held on Thursday in Vienna».
The sources told «life» that the ministers «Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries» (OPEC) will not hold probably no change in the current production level of 31.8 million barrels per day, which increases by about 1.8 million barrels from the level agreed in December 2011 in light of slowdown global economic and the absence of some 900 thousand barrels of Iranian oil per day from Europe.
Is expected to be the subject of a new Secretary General of «OPEC» controversial in the presence of four candidates are Thamer angry Iraqi and Saudi Majid Munif, and the Iranian Gholam Nozari, Ecuador's Wilson Pastor. According to the law of «OPEC» selected by the Secretary-General unanimously.
The Cabinet has been nominated President of the advisers in the Secretariat of the Council Thamer Ghadban formally for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC.
The government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, said that «the Council of Ministers approved the nomination of the President of the advisers in the Secretariat of the Council of Minister Thamer Ghadban Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC».
Dabbagh said that the issue of the candidacy of Mr. Anger comes to experience the wide-owned in the oil and energy of this along with his extensive experience in administration and planning, which extended over more than three decades as a petroleum engineer a gradual in his post to become Director General of Planning in the Ministry of oil before it is Minister has in terms such as Iraq in the Executive Office of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) in 2004 led the Iraqi delegation at the ministerial meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been achieved in the year 2000 award OAPEC scientific and three times award of merit from the Iraqi Oil Ministry He played a prominent role in the rehabilitation of Iraq's oil industry.
Sources suggest the absence of consensus on any of the candidates, as Iran would seek to block the approval of the Saudi candidate, would not agree, while the Gulf states and other members of the Iranian candidate. Projections indicate a possible delay in deciding the matter to the next meeting, or to extend exceptional Badri, an additional year after ending his first term for three years and has exhausted the available extension once.
For his part, said Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez, on Tuesday, the Member States of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which causes excess production level exceeded thirty million barrels per day, the organization's target to cut supplies.
Ramirez said he would deal a strong appeal during a meeting on Thursday OPEC producers, who supply additional quantities including Saudi Arabia to cut production.
He said «We believe that we maintain the production ceiling of 30 million (bpd), which we agreed at our last meeting in October».
The «We also have concerns that the excess production in the market is close to three million barrels a day» OPEC supply estimated at 32.9 million bpd.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in a monthly report «show signs of what appears to be the global economy is slowing more». OPEC holds a meeting to decide on production policy on Thursday.
She said «the second half of the year may see a further relaxation of the fundamental factors in spite of the increase in seasonal demand».
According to OPEC factors including the global economic slowdown and the risks may lead to a decline in demand, such as high gasoline prices and improved supply of American States not Members of FAO and U.S. growth.
The ministers will meet «OPEC» in Vienna tomorrow to discuss the status of the oil market and falling prices of choosing the new Secretary General of the Organization to replace Libby Abdullah al-Badri.

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