OPEC's board of governors chose Saudi Arabia's candidate to be the group's new head of research in an appointment that went smoothly, two OPEC sources said on Tuesday, a sign political tension between Gulf members is not affecting decision-making. Saudi Arabia's Ayed al-Qahtani was up against candidates from three other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries - Qatar, Iraq and Libya - for the post, which is OPEC's second most senior after the secretary general.

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