The headquarters the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Vienna, Austria[/caption]Tehran, March 8, IRNA -- Iran has the largest number of experts in OPECs Secretariat, which might lead to the appointment of an Iranian official as the organizations secretary-general.
The country is one of the founders of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that has 12 member states, Mehr News Agency reported.
Irans candidate for the position is Gholamhossein Nozari, the former oil minister and ex-managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company.
In addition to Hojjatollah Ghanimi-Fard, who holds a key position in OPEC, six other Iranian experts are active in the organization.
The organizations current secretary-general is Libyas Abdalla Salem el-Badri who has been holding the position since 2007.
In their latest meeting, the organizations member states decided to extend el-Badris tenure for another year.
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq have submitted the names of their candidates to the organizations secretariat.
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have proposed Majid al-Moneef, the countrys governor to OPEC, and Samir al-Qazban, the prime ministers senior advisor in energy affairs, respectively for the post.
The present production ceiling of OPECs member countries has been set at 30 million barrels of oil per day.
OPEC is a permanent intergovernmental organization of 12 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates and unifies the oil policies of its member countries.
By IRNA
