Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Elected As OPEC President

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been elected the first female president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Alison-Madueke was elected President of OPEC Thursday at the ongoing 166th General Meeting of
the body in Vienna, Austria replacing Libyan Vice Prime Minister for Corporations, Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish.

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, initially appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke as alternate president effective January 1, 2014 and she more expected to immediately begin to serve her one-year term at the helm of OPEC affairs.

OPEC is expected to at the 166th meeting, take key decisions that could halt the dwindling price of crude oil.


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