news agency CNN Reported that Mr Mohammad Barkindo, secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a Nigerian. diedSuddenly at the age of 63, before he stepped down from his position as secretary OPEC at the end of this month After serving for 6 years
Mele Chiari, CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), tweeted the news of Barkindo’s death on Twitter on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, stating that the death of Mr. Dr Mohammad Sanouzi Barkindo is a huge loss to his family, NNPC, Nigeria, OPEC and the global energy community.
Mr Keery also revealed that Mr Barkindo died on Tuesday night. Hours after meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and giving a speech at thesummitin Abuja
Mr. Barkindo started his career in the oil industry atNigeriaIn the early 1980s he held various positions at the NNPC and previously represented Nigeria on the OPEC Economic Commission. He was then appointed OPEC’s acting secretary-general in 2006 before returning to this position ten years later and leading the organization to cooperate with the country.oil producermore non-OPEC members