Keynote address from OPEC head to kick off Global Energy Show in Calgary

OPEC secretary-general Haitham al-Ghais is among the leaders set to speak at the Global Energy Show next week. Organizers say Calgary is expecting a 30-per-cent increase in hotel bookings for the conference and trade show.

More than 30,000 people from 100 countries are expected to descend on the white-collar heart of Canada’s oil patch next week for the Global Energy Show, which is to kick off with a keynote address from the head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

OPEC secretary-general Haitham al-Ghais is set to deliver remarks on Tuesday morning, as recent output increases from his group’s members and other producers have put pressure on global crude prices.

Among the other speakers are

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