Kyari to represent Nigeria in OPEC’s economic commission board

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said Mele Kyari has been appointed to head Nigeria’s team to the OPEC’s Economic Commission Board (ECB).

The ECB reviews the global oil markets and makes input from the perspectives of the individual member countries.

‎NNPC announced this in a statement that  the appointment of Mele Kyari, who is the  incumbent Group General Manager in charge of its Crude Oil Marketing Division, as Nigeria’s National Representative to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a good development for the country.

Ndu Ughammadu, the group general anager, Group Public Affairs Division, said that the appointment was made by Nigeria’s Head of Delegation to the OPEC Conference and the  Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Board Chairman of NNPC, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.

The corporation further explained that  Kyari may also be required to provide any support to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and the OPEC Governor in the performance of Nigeria’s roles and participation in OPEC matters.

A geologist, Kyari is a quintessential crude oil marketer with prerequisite certification and outfield pedigree in petroleum economics and crude oil and gas trading.

Within the last 26 years he has traversed the entire value chain of the petroleum industry posting resounding performance in all his assignments and duty posts.