OPEC-Headquarters (from Dec. 2009) (Vienna)

Austria / Wien / Vienna / Wipplingerstraße
 oil and gas industry, international organization
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The new building houses the headquartes of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Abr. OPEC), which was founded in 1960 in Baghdad. After originally setting its headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland) in 1961, it resided to Vienna in 1965 after successfull conference between the by then Foreign Minister, the late federal-chancellor Dr Bruno Kreisky, and the OPEC Secretary General at that time, Mr Ashraf Lutfi. Initially,OPEC’s Headquarters was housed in two small buildings; the Headquarters was later transferred to Dr. Karl Lueger Ring 10, before moving in March 1977 into the Secretariat premises at Obere Donaustrasse 93. In December 2009 the headquarters moves to its new location.

Description of the building from the OPEC-Website:
"It will have nine floors above ground and a basement, car park and storage facilities below. Its total usable area of about 9,000 square metres will accommodate the Secretariat’s present 138 Staff Members and allow for expansion in the future, as the Organization takes on new assignments to meet upcoming challenges in the international oil market and related areas.

It is being built by a consortium on the site of the former Austrian Association of Trade Unions (Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund), and the architects are Atelier Hayde Architekten from Vienna’s 15th District.

Work began on the project in January 2007 and the handover date is 31 October this year. The move from the existing premises at Obere Donaustrasse 93 in the Second District will take place on 26–28 November, with the first regular day of work on 30 November."
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC
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Coordinates:   48°12'51"N   16°21'57"E

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