Japanese Trade, Economy and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (C) and other ministers from major oil producers and consumers in the Middle East and Asia attend a joint press conference of the Third Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable in Tokyo on April 26, 2009. Major oil-producing and -consuming nations in in the Middle East and Asia called for limits on speculation in the energy industry as they ended a one-day dialogue. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

Japanese Trade, Economy and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (C) and other ministers from major oil producers and consumers in the Middle East and Asia attend a joint press conference of the Third Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable in Tokyo on April 26, 2009. Major oil-producing and -consuming nations in in the Middle East and Asia called for limits on speculation in the energy industry as they ended a one-day dialogue.

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