Abu Dhabi, UAE: Ahmed Mohammed Al Kaabi, Assistant Undersecretary for Petroleum, Gas and Mineral Wealth at the UAE Ministry of Energy, has been named as the UAE’s Governor for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), according to a WAM news report.

Al Kaabi, who has a master’s degree in oil and gas from the French Institute of Petroleum in Paris, the report said, had worked as the Director of ADNOC’s office in Singapore, before taking up his current position at the Ministry.

Al Kaabi, the report said, has vast experience in oil market economics and OPEC operations, and is a member of the World Petroleum Council (WPC). He is also a board member of the International Energy Forum (IEF) and the Bahrain-based Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY).