OPEC denied recent reports that it has invited to its membership the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, located in northern mainland of South America. “While the Organization recognizes that Guyana is an emerging player in the international oil market with significant potential, OPEC has not invited Guyana to become a Member of the Organization,” it said in a press release on Wednesday.
Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has been invited to participate in the eighth International OPEC Seminar scheduled for 5-6 July in Vienna, as have a wide array of OPEC and non-OPEC producing countries and representatives of consuming countries, intergovernmental organizations, oil and energy companies, academics and other industry experts. “The OPEC International Seminar is being held under the theme “Towards a sustainable and inclusive energy transition,” according to the statement.
OPEC will continue to reach out to other producers, as well as consumers, to build further bridges for dialogue and cooperation, in the interests of overall oil market stability.
Source: Kuwait News Agency