The Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani
Allison-Madueke, has been appointed President of the Gas Exporting Countries
Forum (GECF) by the body at its 16th Ministerial Meeting on Tuesday in Doha,
Qatar.
The Chairman of the meeting, Minister of Energy and Industry
of Qatar, Dr Mohammed Saleh Alsada, announced this in a communiqué read at the
end of the meeting.
Alsada, who said the meeting also appointed Minister of Oil
and Gas, the State of Libya as Alternate President, added that the 17th GECF
would be held in Nigeria in 2015.
Madueke was the alternate president of the forum before her
appointment in the substantive office.
The meeting was attended by ministers from Algeria, Iran,
Libya, Qatar, Russia and United Arab Emirate, and Heads of Delegation from
Bolivia, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.
Others in attendance include Netherlands, Norway and Oman as
Observers.
The Nigerian delegation was led by the country’s Ambassador
to Qatar, Mr Shuaibu Ahmed, and NNPC’s Group Executive Director, Gas and Power,
Dr David Ige, representing Alison-Madueke at the forum.
The minister, who was in a few days back, appointed
President of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was not
in attendance because she was involved in resolving the oil workers union
crisis in Nigeria as PENGASSAN and
NUPENG on Monday embarked on three-day warning strike over a long list of
demands which included the adoption of the delayed Petroleum Industry Bill.
The bill is aimed at overhauling the sector and maintenance
work on oil refineries.
Alsada said the thrust of the meeting was on how to
strengthen the gas market in the face of challenges of fall in the oil price.
A Nigerian ambassador, who responded on behalf of the
minister, said Nigeria appreciated the honour done it by the appointment.
“This shows the tremendous honour and respect that he global
oil and gas industry has in Nigeria,”
Congratulations Hon. Minister as we hope to not seeing fuel scarcity this Christmas season
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