His Excellency Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhi, Minister of Oil and Gas of the Sultanate of Oman won the Minister of the Year award at the 2019 Petroleum Economist Awards in London.

Previous winners of the award include, Khalid A. Al-Falih, ex energy minister of Saudi Arabia; Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs of Bahrain; and Brazil’s Wellington Moreira Franco.

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Oman bags multiple accolades

That was not the only award Oman took home that evening. Harib Al Kitani, President and CEO of Oman LNG won the award for Energy Executive of the Year.

(Source: Petroleum Economist)

According to Petroleum Economist, “The recipients learnt of their wins during a gala event held on 19 November at One Great George Street, Westminster. The evening was hosted by Petroleum Economist editor-in-chief Peter Ramsay…”