OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo dies at age 63

Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

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Mohammad Barkindo, a Nigerian politician and the secretary general of oil group OPEC, has died at the age of 63.

The head of Nigeria’s National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, announced the news in a tweet Wednesday, which was confirmed by two sources at OPEC.

“We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo,” a tweet early Wednesday morning from his verified Twitter handle read.

“He died at about 11pm yesterday 5th July 2022. Certainly a great loss to his immediate family, the NNPC, our country Nigeria, the OPEC and the global energy community. Burial arrangements will be announced shortly.”

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