Journalists interview OPEC ministers during the 154th regular meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna on September 9, 2009. OPEC oil ministers met on Wednesday night looking set to hold crude output steady as they wait cautiously for a recovery from the world economic downturn that has battered energy demand. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Journalists interview OPEC ministers during the 154th regular meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna on September 9, 2009. OPEC oil ministers met on Wednesday night looking set to hold crude output steady as they wait cautiously for a recovery from the world economic downturn that has battered energy demand.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. Journalists interview OPEC ministers during the 154th regular meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna on September 9, 2009. OPEC oil ministers met on Wednesday night looking set to hold crude output steady as they wait cautiously for a recovery from the world economic downturn that has battered energy demand.
  2. Journalists interview OPEC ministers during the 154th regular meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna on September 9, 2009. OPEC oil ministers met on Wednesday night looking set to hold crude output steady as they wait cautiously for a recovery from the world economic downturn that has battered energy demand.
  3. OPEC president Eng Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos of Angola opens the 154th regular meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna on September 9, 2009. OPEC oil ministers met on Wednesday night looking set to hold crude output steady as they wait cautiously for a recovery from the world economic downturn that has battered energy demand.
  4. OPEC president Eng JoseMaria Botelho de Vasconcelos of Angola (L) and OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem El-Badri (R) of Libya open the 154th regular meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna on September 9, 2009. OPEC oil ministers met on Wednesday night looking set to hold crude output steady as they wait cautiously for a recovery from the world economic downturn that has battered energy demand.
  5. OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri smiles during a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  6. Angola's Oil Minister and OPEC President Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos prepares for a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  7. Angola's Oil Minister and OPEC President Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos listens during a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  8. Angola's Oil Minister and OPEC President Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos (L) and OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri address a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  9. OPEC president Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos of Angola opens the 154th regular OPEC meeting in Vienna on September 9,2009. OPEC ministers are optimistic that the worst is past in the global downturn which has sapped energy demand, the president of the oil producers' cartel said on Wednesday at an output meeting.
  10. OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri addresses a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  11. OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri addresses a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  12. OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri addresses a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  13. OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri addresses a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  14. Angola's Oil Minister and OPEC President Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos leaves a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
  15. Angola's Oil Minister and OPEC President Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos (C) and OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri (R) prepare for a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters following a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna September 10, 2009. OPEC agreed to leave its oil output targets unchanged at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday. At left is an unidentified interpreter.
  16. OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem El-Badri, from Libya, speaks at a news conference following the 154th meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro serves to Russia's Nikolay Davydenko during the final of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament at the O2 Arena in London, Sunday Nov. 29, 2009.
  2. The minaret of the big mosque of Geneva is reflected in a mirror Sunday Nov. 29, 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland. Swiss voters approved a move to ban the construction of minarets in a vote on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, on a right-wing initiative that labeled the mosque towers as symbols of militant Islam, according to projected results issued by a polling institute. The projections based on partial returns say Swiss voters swung from only 37 percent supporting the proposal a week ago to 59 percent in the actual voting.
  3. Switzerland's Bruno Risi reacts, as he celebrates the end of his career, on the last day of the 69th edition of the ' 6 days of Ghent ' indoor cycling event, in Ghent, Belgium, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.
  4. Switzerland's Bruno Risi reacts, as he celebrates the end of his career, on the last day of the 69th edition of the ' 6 days of Ghent ' indoor cycling event, in Ghent, Belgium, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.
  5. Inter Milan's coach Jose Mourinho takes a seat before the start of their Italian Serie A soccer match against Fiorentina at the San Siro stadium in Milan November 29, 2009.
  6. Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina returns the ball to Nikolay Davydenko of Russia during the final of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis match in London, November 29, 2009.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina speaks to the umpire during the men's singles final match against Nikolay Davydenko of Russia during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 29, 2009 in London, England.
  8. Swiss Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Moritz Leuenberger looks on before a news conference on the results of the votes in Switzerland in Bern November 29, 2009. Swiss voters have approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets, initial projections showed on Sunday, a surprise result that could damage Switzerland's economic ties with Muslim states.
  9. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 29: Jose Mourinho head coach of FC Inter Milan during the Serie A match between FC Inter Milan and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 29, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina reacts during the men's singles final match against Nikolay Davydenko of Russia during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 29, 2009 in London, England.
  11. PARMA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 29: Davide Lanzafame of Parma (C) tangles with Marek Hamsik of Napoli (R) during the Serie A match between Parma FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on November 29, 2009 in Parma, Italy.
  12. The minaret of the big mosque in Geneva, seen, Sunday Nov. 29, 2009 in Geneva, in Switzerland. Swiss people accepted this Sunday the initiative forbidding the construction of new minarets in Switzerland.
  13. KUUSAMO, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Petter Northug of Norway competes in the Women's 10km Cross Country Skiing event during day two of the FIS World Cup on November 29, 2009 in Kuusamo, Finland.
  14. Swiss Ministers Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (L-R), Doris Leuthard and Moritz Leuenberger arrive for a news conference on the results of the votes in Switzerland in Bern November 29, 2009. Swiss voters have approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets, initial projections showed on Sunday, a surprise result that could damage Switzerland's economic ties with Muslim states.
  15. PARMA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 29: Fabio Quagliarella of Napoli (L) and Blerim Dzemaili of Parma compete for the ball during the Serie A match between Parma FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on November 29, 2009 in Parma, Italy.
  16. From left, Lazio defender Aleksandar Kolarov of Serbia, Lazio Brazilian midfielder Matuzalem Da Silva and Lazio forward Mauro Matias Zarate, of Argentina talk before taking a free kick during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Bologna at Rome's Olympic stadium, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.