Volume
44
Issue
1
23
OAPEC's 99th Ministerial Meeting was held
in Kuwait on 10 December 2017 and chaired
by Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral
Resources HE Eng. Tariq Al Mulla, as Egypt
chairs the 2017 round.
Meeting
The Chair inaugurated the meeting
welcoming Their Excellencies the ministers and
heads of delegations. He also welcomed HRH
Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi
State Minister for Energy Affairs; HE Sheikh
Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa, Bahraini Oil
Minister; and HE Mustafa Qaitooni, Algerian
Energy Minister, for taking part in the meeting
for the first time. The Minister expressed thanks
and appreciation to the State of Kuwait for the
hospitality and warm welcome. He wished the
meeting all success while stressing that OAPEC’s
ultimate goal is achieving cooperation between
its member countries in all aspects related to
the petroleum industry to serve the interests of
these countries and their people’s aspirations.