OPEC Secretary General, HE Haitham Al Ghais, participated today in a Ministerial Panel Session on ‘Global Energy Systems: How the World’s Energy Sector Responds to Challenges and Risks’ during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026 (
@SPIEF) in Russia.
In his remarks, HE Al Ghais underscored the pivotal role of OPEC and the countries participating in the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC), highlighting the DoC’s role in promoting energy dialogue and cooperation, thereby supporting the stability of the oil market, as well as safeguarding the long-term interests of both producers and consumers as well as the overall global economy.
Other high-level dignitaries in the session included HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia, HE Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, HE Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt, HE Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic, Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia, HE Dr Philip Mshelbila, GECF Secretary General, Mr Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and Mr Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of Gazprom Neft.