Nigeria’s Candidate for OPEC’s Top Job Emerges as Front-Runner
- Iran, Angola and Kuwait back Mohammed Barkindo to lead group
- Indonesia’s Siregar seen as only other “credible” candidate
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Nigeria’s candidate to become the next secretary-general of OPEC emerged as the front-runner after Iran, Angola and Kuwait pledged their support.
Mohammed Barkindo, who was acting head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in 2006 and previously ran Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., has met ministers from multiple countries this week in Vienna to garner support, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the talks were private. OPEC plans to replace current Secretary-General Abdalla El-Badri at its summit on Thursday.