Ali Rodriguez Araque, OPEC's secretary-general, has pointed out that the change in price is not the result of any change in the balance of supply and demand for oil, and he also said that OPEC has no intention of manipulating the price or supply of oil for political reasons.

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Dr. Shihab-Eldin is the former acting secretary-general and director of research at OPEC and an adviser on energy for Kuwait.

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