An EnCana pump jack pumps oil out of the ground near Rockyford, Alberta, June 30, 2009. EnCana is one of Canada's largest energy producers. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

An EnCana pump jack pumps oil out of the ground near Rockyford, Alberta, June 30, 2009. EnCana is one of Canada's largest energy producers.

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  1. Iraq's Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani speaks at a news conference in Baghdad February 9, 2010.
  2. Iraq's Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani (L) holds a joint conference with Iraq's Planning Minister Ali Baban in Baghdad February 9, 2010.
  3. Iraq's Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani (L) holds a joint conference with Iraq's Planning Minister Ali Baban in Baghdad February 9, 2010.
  4. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a meeting with ministers at Miraflores Palace in Caracas February 9, 2010. Chavez inaugurated a folksy new radio talk-show on Monday by declaring an "electricity emergency" in oil-rich Venezuela. Despite its huge crude reserves, the South American OPEC member relies on hydro-electricity for 70 percent of its power needs, and a drought has hit supply since late 2009.
  5. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during a meeting with ministers at Miraflores Palace in Caracas February 9, 2010. Chavez inaugurated a folksy new radio talk-show on Monday by declaring an "electricity emergency" in oil-rich Venezuela. Despite its huge crude reserves, the South American OPEC member relies on hydro-electricity for 70 percent of its power needs, and a drought has hit supply since late 2009.
  6. A man stands next to an oil tanker after it crashed due to rain and snow in Chaman, located in Pakistan's Balochistan province along the Afghanistan border on February 8, 2010. Snow and rain fell over Kashmir, Punjab, North West Frontier and Balochistan provinces, Pakistan's Meteorological Department said in their website.
  7. Workers pack bottles of olive oil at the Ifri olive oil factory in the eastern village of Ighzar, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  8. Workers pack bottles of olive oil at the Ifri olive oil factory in the eastern village of Ighzar, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  9. Workers pack bottles of olive oil at the Ifri olive oil factory in the eastern village of Al Kalaa, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  10. A worker checks the quality of olive oil at a traditional olive oil processing factory in the eastern village of Al Kalaa, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  11. A worker prepares to extract oil from olive paste at a traditional olive oil processing factory in the eastern village of Al Kalaa, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  12. An owner of a traditional olive oil processing factory (L) looks on at his workers during a process of extracting olive oil in the eastern village of Al Kalaa, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  13. Workers prepare to extract oil from olive paste at a traditional olive oil processing factory in the eastern village of Al Kalaa, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  14. Farmers from the Berber Kabylie region sort through harvested olives in the eastern village of Ighzar, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  15. Farmers from the Berber Kabylie region pose for a photograph after picking olives in the eastern village of Ighzar, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  16. A worker prepares to extract oil from olive paste at a traditional olive oil processing factory in the eastern village of Al Kalaa, near Bejaia, about 250 km (155 miles) from Algiers, February 6, 2010. Farmers said the dip in this year's olive oil production was due to unusual weather patterns during the flowering season that had reduced the oil content in the olives. It was also attributed to some olive growers not respecting cultural techniques in the cultivation of olive oil, which led to damage in the new growth during the harvest season. Picture taken February 6, 2010.

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