Speaking during a ministerial meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC member countries (known as OPEC Plus), Owji condoled with all the member countries, Nigeria in particular, on the demise of the late secretary general of the organization, Nigeria's Mohammad Barkindo.
He also wished success for the new OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais of Kuwait in the “challenging times for fossil fuels”.
“I am confident that the successes of OPEC in recent years will continue in the future under the management of Al-Ghais,” he said.
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