OPEC Gives Haitham Al-Ghais Second Term as Secretary-General

  • Kuwaiti’s tenure as OPEC’s top official extended to mid-2028
  • OPEC+ delayed output restart last week to defend oil prices

Haitham al-Ghais

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OPEC appointed Haitham Al-Ghais for a second three-year term as its secretary-general, extending his tenure until mid-2028.

The Kuwaiti oil executive has been the top official at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries since mid-2022. OPEC and its allies agreed last week to delay and the slow the return of halted oil production in an effort to shore up prices.