Caracas.-Mr. Mohammad Barkindo, Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was interviewed by TeleSur, and once again highlighted the exceptional role Venezuela has played since the founding of OPEC there is 61 years old.
Caracas.-Mr. Mohammad Barkindo, Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was interviewed by TeleSur, and once again highlighted the exceptional role Venezuela has played since the founding of OPEC there is 61 years old.

In this sense, Mr. Barkindo highlighted the increased role of Mr. Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso in the birth of the organization, its rescue led by Supreme Commander Hugo Chávez and the current leadership of President Nicolás Maduro to face the challenges of the oil market during 2016 and those caused by the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020.

In this regard, he assured that the effort made by the Venezuelan president was vital to establish the framework of the declaration of cooperation, recognizing the importance of adding some other major non-OPEC producer countries to build common policies aimed at the recovery of the stability of the world energy market, resulting in the realization of OPEC +.

A unique and historic Alliance, through which decision-making mechanisms and their subsequent monitoring have been designed to lay the foundations for a sustainable and progressive recovery of the fair value of hydrocarbons.

“We have marked a historic milestone within OPEC and the global oil industry, because for the first time in the organization’s 61 years, we are working with non-member countries (…) and, thanks to Venezuela and to President Nicolás Maduro, it was all possible, “said Barkindo.

Mr Barkindo referred to a recent study carried out by OPEC, saying that “the world will continue to consume oil and gas in the future”.

In this sense, he underlined the strategic position of Venezuela as the owner of the largest oil reserves in the world, described as “necessary” to fight energy poverty in the countries of the African continent, so that they can reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approved by the United States. Nations.

He assured that the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the government of the United States limit the contribution of our country to counter-attack this reality. “The sanctions against Venezuela are also sanctions against Africa and other parts of the world, which do not have access to these resources, but we hope that this situation will be positively resolved,” Barkindo said.

In this sense, Mr. Barkindo highlighted the increased role of Mr. Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso in the birth of the organization, its rescue led by Supreme Commander Hugo Chávez and the current leadership of President Nicolás Maduro to face the challenges of the oil market during the year 2016, and those caused by the Covid-19 pandemic during the year 2020.

In this regard, he assured that the effort made by the Venezuelan president was vital to establish the framework for the declaration of cooperation, recognizing the importance of adding some other major non-OPEC producer countries to build common policies aimed at the recovery of the stability of the world energy market, resulting in the realization of OPEC +.

A unique and historic Alliance, through which decision-making mechanisms and their subsequent monitoring have been designed to lay the foundations for a sustainable and progressive recovery of the fair value of hydrocarbons.

“We have marked a historic milestone within OPEC and the global oil industry, because for the first time in the organization’s 61 years, we are working with non-member countries (…) and, thanks to Venezuela and to President Nicolás Maduro, it was all possible, “said Barkindo.

Mr Barkindo referred to a recent study carried out by OPEC, saying that “the world will continue to consume oil and gas in the future”.

In this sense, he underlined the strategic position of Venezuela as the owner of the largest oil reserves in the world, described as “necessary” to fight energy poverty in the countries of the African continent, so that they can reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approved by the United States. Nations.

He assured that the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the government of the United States limit the contribution of our country to counter-attack this reality. “The sanctions against Venezuela are also sanctions against Africa and other parts of the world, which do not have access to these resources, but we hope that this situation will be positively resolved,” Barkindo said.