Algeria's Oil Minister Chakib Khelil listens to journalists at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters in Vienna March 15, 2009. OPEC ministers weighed the options of tighter compliance with existing output curbs or agreeing to new cuts as they prepared to meet on Sunday against a backdrop of high oil stocks and a damaged world economy. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Algeria's Oil Minister Chakib Khelil listens to journalists at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters in Vienna March 15, 2009. OPEC ministers weighed the options of tighter compliance with existing output curbs or agreeing to new cuts as they prepared to meet on Sunday against a backdrop of high oil stocks and a damaged world economy.

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  1. 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.
  2. Algeria's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil gestures during the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha December 9, 2009.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (C), Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) and Bahrain's ruler King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa attend a welcoming home celebration for the Crown Prince in Riyadh December 13, 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.
  7. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R), Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (L) and Bahrain's ruler King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (C) attend a welcoming home celebration for the Crown Prince, in Riyadh December 13, 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.
  8. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (C) is flanked by his brothers Prince Nayef (R) and Prince Salman (C,L) and Bahrain's ruler King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (L) at a welcoming home celebration for the Crown Prince in Riyadh December 13, 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.
  9. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (C) and Bahrain's ruler King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (L) attend a welcoming home celebration for the Crown Prince, in Riyadh December 13, 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.
  10. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, (seated 2nd R) Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, (R) Saudi Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2nd L) and Bahrain's ruler King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (L) attend a welcoming home celebration for the Crown Prince, in Riyadh December 13, 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.
  11. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (C), Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, (R) and Bahrain's ruler King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa attend a welcoming home celebration for the Crown Prince, in Riyadh December 13, 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.
  12. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (C), Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, (R) and Bahrain's ruler King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa attend a welcoming home celebration for the Crown Prince, in Riyadh December 13, 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.
  13. Saudi Arabia King Abdullah (R) welcomes his brother Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz 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.

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