OPEC President Chakib Khelil, of Algeria, gestures during an OPEC meeting in Oran, western Algeria, Monday Dec. 15, 2008. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, which accounts for some 40 percent of global supply, is meeting to discuss future plans for the group. AP Photo logo AP Photo 12 months ago

OPEC President Chakib Khelil, of Algeria, gestures during an OPEC meeting in Oran, western Algeria, Monday Dec. 15, 2008. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, which accounts for some 40 percent of global supply, is meeting to discuss future plans for the group.

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  1. Algeria's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil gestures during the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.

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  4. Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz (C) is greeted by Saudi Princes upon his arrival at King Khalid International Airport December 11, 2009. The crown prince of top OPEC oil exporter Saudi Arabia returned to the kingdom on Friday after spending most of the year in Morocco following medical treatment in the United States. Prince Sultan, thought to be about 85, underwent an operation in New York in February and then went to Morocco, authorities said at the time without saying what he was suffering from.
  5. Iran's Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi (L) speaks to Head of Libya's OPEC delegation Shokri Ghanem during the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.
  6. Iran's Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi (L) speaks to Head of Libya's OPEC delegation Shokri Ghanem during the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.
  7. Algeria's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil and Head of Libya's OPEC delegation Shokri Ghanem (R) attend the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.
  8. Nigeria's State Minister of Industry and Energy Odein Ajumogobia (L-R), Head of Libya's OPEC delegation Shokri Ghanem and Egypt's Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy arrive for the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.
  9. Qatar's Oil Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah (L) exchange documents with Algeria's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil during the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.
  10. Algeria's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil gestures during the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.
  11. Algeria's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil and Head of Libya's OPEC delegation Shokri Ghanem (R) attend the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.
  12. Algerian Oil Minister Chakib Khelil attends the opening of the Ministerial Conference of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) in Cairo, December 5, 2009.
  13. Algerian Oil Minister Chakib Khelil (R) speaks with Algerian ambassador to Egypt, Abdelkader Hadjar, during the opening of the Ministerial Conference of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) in Cairo, December 5, 2009.

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