Naimi introduced to The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, OPEC former secretaries general, current secretary general, distinguished researchers and prominent journalists who contributed to the service of OPEC. Minister Al-Naimi said that on the occasion of the convention of the Third OPEC Summit in Riyadh, the King directed to honor 12 secretaries general who have served OPEC since its establishment in 1960. The Kingdom's honoring is in appreciation of their role in administering the Organization and representing it at international arenas and meetings during assumption of their posts as secretaries general. He announced that the Monarch directed to award two prizes, the first one named "Distinction Prize" in the field of petroleum researches, to three researchers contributed through their researches, lectures and prestigious research bodies for which they have worked for many years to enriching energy researches in general and oil in particular. Their researches have had an important role in clarifying the role of oil in the world economy and the role of OPEC in world energy relations. The second prize is named "Distinction Prize in Field of Petroleum Journalism" that will be awarded to three world journalists whose press coverage and news analyses have contributed for many years to clarifying the dimensions of technical, economic and political relation of petroleum and publicizing OPEC role in energy relations and the world economy, he noted. --More
