Kuwait names new OPEC governor, national representative under oil minister Fares
Kuwait has shuffled its OPEC delegation, promoting Mohammed al-Shatti to its second-ranking envoy to the organization, behind oil minister Mohammed al-Fares.
Shatti, who will serve as Kuwait’s OPEC governor, was previously the delegation’s No. 3 official as OPEC national representative. He replaces Haitham al-Ghais, who is now the vice president of international marketing for state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp.
The OPEC national representative role will be filled by Sheikh Abdullah al-Sabah.
Kuwait pumped 2.36 million b/d of crude oil in May, in line with its quota, according to the latest S&P Global Platts survey of OPEC production. It is currently the organization’s fifth largest member by crude output and is a close ally of Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s biggest producer.