Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, (R) Omani Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, (2nd R) Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (2nd L) and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a picture before their meeting in Riyadh May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) 

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, (R) Omani Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, (2nd R) Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (2nd L) and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah speak before their meeting in Riyadh May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) 

Leaders of the Gulf Arab States pose for a photo beforer the opening session of the Thirteenth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Bayan Palace in Kuwait City December 14, 2009. From left are: Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahma al-Sabah, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd Bin Mahmood al-Said, Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa
, United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee (KUWAIT - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) 

Former Kuwait Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd Al-Sabah smiles at the Kuwait International airport in this July 4, 2006 file photo. Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd Al-Sabah has been removed from his post and replaced by fellow royal family member Sheikh Ali Jarrah al-Sabah who held the portfolio of Social Affairs Ministry in the previous government, July 10, 2006. Picture taken July 4, 2006. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee (KUWAIT) 

Kuwait's outgoing Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd Al-Sabah meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki (not pictured) and Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain Shahristani (not pictured) at the Kuwait International airport, July 4, 2006. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee (KUWAIT) 

Pakistan's Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon (L) shakes hands with Kuwait's Energy Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah during a meeting in Islamabad June 20, 2006. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN) 

Kuwait's Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd-al-Sabah attends a business meeting in New Delhi June 16, 2006. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah (R and Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Chairman Sami Rushaidd (C) officiate at the inauguration of KNPC's new headquarters in Ahmadi, Kuwait May 10,2006. Al-Sabah on Wednesday said the state refiners had a profit of $2.3 billion which is up from $2.1 billion the previous year. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah (C), Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Ibrahim Duaij Al-Sabah (L) and Chairman of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Sami Rushaid (R) walk through the lobby of the new headquarters of KNPC in Ahmadi, Kuwait May 10,2006. Al-Sabah on Wednesday said the state refiners had a profit of $2.3 billion which is up from $2.1 billion the previous year. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

A view of Kuwait National Petroleum Company's new headquarters in Ahmadi, Kuwait May 10,2006. Kuwait Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah said on Wednesday the state refiners had a profit of $2.3 billion which is up from $2.1 billion the previous year. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah addresses an audience, during the inauguration of Kuwait National Petroleum Company's new headquarters in Ahmadi, Kuwait May 10, 2006. Al-Sabah said on Wednesday the state refiners had a profit of $2.3 billion, which is up from $2.1 billion the previous year. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah addresses an audience, during the inauguration of Kuwait National Petroleum Company's new headquarters in Ahmadi, Kuwait May 10, 2006. Al-Sabah said on Wednesday the state refiners had a profit of $2.3 billion, which is up from $2.1 billion the previous year. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Chairman of Kuwait petroleum Corporation, Minister of Energy of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah, talks to the media during the 10th International Energy Forum meeting held in Doha, Qatar, April 24, 2006. REUTERS/Fadi Alassaad 

Chairman of Kuwait petroleum Corporation, Minister of Energy of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah, arrives for the International Energy Forum meeting held in Doha, Qatar, April 24, 2006. REUTERS/Fadi Alassaad 

Kuwait's oil minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah talks to reporters at the beginning of a formal session of OPEC oil ministers at OPEC's headquarters in Vienna March 8, 2006. OPEC said on Wednesday it will keep oil output close to the limit to bring prices within consumers' comfort zone and fill supply gaps, but a threat by Iran to review its oil exports cast a shadow. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwait's oil minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah arrives at OPEC's headquarters for a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna March 8, 2006. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah talks with a member of Parliament after his official swearing-in ceremony in Kuwait February 20, 2006. Sheikh Ahmad was officially sworn in on Monday as Minister of Energy. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah talks with a member of Parliament after his official swearing-in ceremony in Kuwait February 20, 2006. Sheikh Ahmad was officially sworn in on Monday as Minister of Energy. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Emerati Faisal Bin Talib bin Sherim(2nd R) raises the gold sword in Kuwait February 9,2006. Sheikh Fahd Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah (L) declared The Camel owned by the Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktom, the winner in the Emir's Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah grand prize of the Sixth Competitive Camel Race on Thursday. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Emerati Faisal Bin Talib bin Sherim(2nd R) raises the gold sword in Kuwait February 9,2006. Sheikh Fahd Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah (L) declared The Camel owned by the Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktom, the winner in the Emir's Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah grand prize of the Sixth Competitive Camel Race on Thursday. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmed al-Fahd al-Sabah, nephew of the late ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad al-Sabah, leaves for a short break after receiving condolences for the third day at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait January 17,2006. Thousands of Kuwaiti citizens and dignitaries from around the world paid their respects to the Al-Sabah Royal family during the official three days of condolences. The country will be in official mourning for a total of the forty days. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Interior Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah (centre R), the brother of the late Emir of Kuwait and Kuwait's Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmed al-Fahd al-Sabah (centre L), the nephew, carry the body of Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah in Kuwait January 15, 2006. The ruler of U.S. ally Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who rebuilt his Gulf Arab state after U.S.-led forces drove Saddam Hussein's occupation troops from the country in 1991, died on Sunday at the age of 78. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

OPEC president, Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah smiles as he meets [Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov] in Moscow, December 26, 2005. Oil cartel OPEC is most likely to decide in January to cut production from the second quarter of 2006 as it expects the call on its crude to decline by 2 million barrels per day, OPEC president said on Monday. 

OPEC president, Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah speaks during the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, December 26, 2005. Oil cartel OPEC is most likely to decide in January to cut production from the second quarter of 2006 as it expects the call on its crude to decline by 2 million barrels per day, OPEC president said on Monday. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin 

OPEC president, Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah smiles as he meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, December 26, 2005. Oil cartel OPEC is most likely to decide in January to cut production from the second quarter of 2006 as it expects the call on its crude to decline by 2 million barrels per day, OPEC president said on Monday. 

OPEC president, Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands as they meet in Moscow, December 26, 2005. Oil cartel OPEC is most likely to decide in January to cut production from the second quarter of 2006 as it expects the call on its crude to decline by 2 million barrels per day, OPEC president said on Monday. 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah gestures during a news conference in China's capital Beijing December 22, 2005. [OPEC signalled on Thursday that it was content to see U.S. oil prices above $50 a barrel next year, a level one top official said the world economy can take in its stride.] 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah pauses during a news conference in China's capital Beijing December 22, 2005. OPEC signalled on Thursday that it was content to see U.S. oil prices above $50 a barrel next year, a level one top official said the world economy can take in its stride. REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah gestures during a news conference in China's capital Beijing December 22, 2005. OPEC signalled on Thursday that it was content to see U.S. oil prices above $50 a barrel next year, a level one top official said the world economy can take in its stride. REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah pauses during a news conference in China's capital Beijing December 22, 2005. OPEC signalled on Thursday that it was content to see U.S. oil prices above $50 a barrel next year, a level one top official said the world economy can take in its stride. REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah smiles during a news conference in China's capital Beijing December 22, 2005. OPEC signalled on Thursday that it was content to see U.S. oil prices above $50 a barrel next year, a level one top official said the world economy can take in its stride. REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin PP05120246 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah (L) pets a camel in Benaider, Kuwait December 13, 2005. Al-Sabah invited OPEC ministers and delegates to a traditional lunch in the desert where they feasted on camel meat, watched Kuwaiti dancers and enjoyed the Kuwaiti desert life after OPEC's 138th session. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Attiyah talks to Syria's Minister of Oil Ibrahim Haddad (L) at a desert luncheon hosted by Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah December 13, 2005. Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and OPEC's president sought to reassure consumers on Tuesday that their oil needs would be met despite an OPEC deal that builds a case for an output cut in spring. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Syria's Minister of Oil Ibrahim Haddad poses near a Kuwaiti camel at a desert luncheon hosted by Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah December 13,2005. Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and OPEC's president sought to reassure consumers on Tuesday that their oil needs would be met despite an OPEC deal that builds a case for an output cut in spring. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Saudi Arabian Minister of Oil Ali Naimi (L) smells the traditional Kuwaiti incense "bakhour" after Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah hosted a luncheon for them in Kuwait December 13, 2005. Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and OPEC's president sought to reassure consumers on Tuesday that their oil needs would be met despite an OPEC deal that builds a case for an output cut in spring. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah holds a Kuwaiti Falcon in Kuwait December 13, 2005. Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and OPEC's president sought to reassure consumers on Tuesday that their oil needs would be met despite an OPEC deal that builds a case for an output cut in spring. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah holds a Kuwaiti Falcon in Kuwait December 13, 2005. Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and OPEC's president sought to reassure consumers on Tuesday that their oil needs would be met despite an OPEC deal that builds a case for an output cut in spring. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee PP05120205 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah (L) walks with Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, OPEC's Acting General Secretary, to a news conference in Kuwait December 12, 2005. OPEC paved the way for a cut in oil supplies early next year with an agreement on Monday that aims to pull cartel production back within its official limits. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah speaks to journalists in Kuwait December 12, 2005. OPEC paved the way for a cut in oil supplies early next year with an agreement on Monday that aims to pull cartel production back within its official limits. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah crosses his fingers after saying that he hopes the Kuwait Northern Oilfield project gets a go-ahead from the parliament during a news conference in Kuwait December 12, 2005. OPEC paved the way for a cut in oil supplies early next year with an agreement on Monday that aims to pull cartel production back within its official limits. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah opens the 138th OPEC session in Kuwait December 12, 2005. OPEC ministers agreed on Monday to keep oil supplies at a 25-year high to hold prices in check as the U.S. winter sets in, delaying for a few more weeks a difficult decision whether to cut output. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah opens the 138th session in Kuwait December 12,2005. Kuwait is hosting the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to discuss output policy for next year. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah speaks to journalists in Kuwait December 12, 2005. OPEC paved the way for a cut in oil supplies early next year with an agreement on Monday that aims to pull cartel production back within its official limits. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah opens the 138th session in Kuwait December 12,2005. OPEC ministers agreed on Monday to keep oil supplies at a 25-year high to hold prices in check as the U.S. winter sets in, delaying for a few more weeks a difficult decision whether to cut output. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

European Union Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs addresses a news conference after the "Second Ministerial Meeting of the EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue" in Vienna's OPEC headquarters December 2, 2005. OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah said on Friday he wanted the oil group to keep pumping full throttle to moderate prices and told EU officials that consumer states must play their part by building refineries and cutting oil taxes. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

European Union Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (L), designated OPEC President Edmund Daukoru (2nd L) of Nigeria, Britain's Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks (2nd R) and Kuwaiti Oil Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah (R) address a news conference after the "Second Ministerial Meeting of the EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue" in Vienna's OPEC headquarters December 2, 2005. OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah said on Friday he wanted the oil group to keep pumping full throttle to moderate prices and told EU officials that consumer states must play their part by building refineries and cutting oil taxes. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Britain's Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks drinks a glass of water during a news conference after the "second Ministerial Meeting of the EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue" in Vienna's OPEC headquarters December 2, 2005. OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah said on Friday he wanted the oil group to keep pumping full throttle to moderate prices and told EU officials that consumer states must play their part by building refineries and cutting oil taxes. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwaiti oil minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah (R) talks to Britain's Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks during a news conference after the "Second Ministerial Meeting of the EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue" in Vienna's OPEC headquarters December 2, 2005. OPEC's president said on Friday he wanted the oil group to keep pumping full throttle to moderate prices and told EU officials that consumer states must play their part by building refineries and cutting oil taxes. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwaiti oil minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah (R) takes his seat next to Britain's Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks before a news conference after the "Second Ministerial Meeting of the EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue" in Vienna's OPEC headquarters December 2, 2005.OPEC's president said on Friday he wanted the oil group to keep pumping full throttle to moderate prices and told EU officials that consumer states must play their part by building refineries and cutting oil taxes. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwaiti Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah (R) talks to Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar Abdulaziz during the opening of the International Energy Forum Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh November 19, 2005. Global oil consumers and producers met in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to discuss calls for greater transparency in oil markets and investment in production capacity to curb volatile crude prices. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim 

- PHOTO TAKEN 29OCT05 - Jazeera Airways CEO Marwan Boodai (L) meets Kuwait Oil Minister and OPEC's president Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah during the launch of the first private "no frills" airline in Kuwait October 29, 2005. [Sheikh Ahmad said on Saturday oil prices were approaching a level acceptable to both consumers and producers after recent decreases.] 

Jazeera Airways CEO Marwan Boodai (L) meets Kuwait's Minister of Energy and OPEC's president Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah during the launch of the first private "no frills" airline in Kuwait October 29, 2005. Sheikh Ahmad said on Saturday oil prices were approaching a level acceptable to both consumers and producers after recent decreases. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee 

Kuwaiti Oil Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad talks to journalists as he arrives for OPEC meeting in Vienna. Kuwaiti Oil Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah (L) talks to journalists as he arrives for an OPEC meeting at a Vienna hotel September 18, 2005. OPEC oil producers on Sunday prepared to lift supply quotas to counter consumer calls for action to take the sting out of inflated energy bills. Under pressure from importing nations, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries starts the 2-day meeting on Monday to consider raising output just as world oil demand buckles under the impact of high prices. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwaiti oil minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad talks to journalists as he arrives for OPEC meeting in Vienna. Kuwaiti oil minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah talks to journalists as he arrives for an OPEC meeting at a Vienna hotel September 18, 2005. OPEC oil producers on Sunday prepared to lift supply quotas to counter consumer calls for action to take the sting out of inflated energy bills. Under pressure from importing nations, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries starts the 2-day meeting on Monday to consider raising output just as world oil demand buckles under the impact of high prices. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwaiti oil minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad talks to journalists as he arrives for OPEC meeting in Vienna. Kuwaiti oil minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah talks to journalists as he arrives for an OPEC meeting at a Vienna hotel September 18, 2005. OPEC oil producers on Sunday prepared to lift supply quotas to counter consumer calls for action to take the sting out of inflated energy bills. Under pressure from importing nations, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries starts the 2-day meeting on Monday to consider raising output just as world oil demand buckles under the impact of high prices. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwaiti Energy Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah smiles in front of the OPEC logo during a news conference, after a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna June 15, 2005. OPEC lifted oil output limits on Wednesday but, bumping up against full capacity, failed to make any immediate dent in $55 a barrel crude. 

Kuwaiti Energy Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah addresses a news conference after a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna June 15, 2005. OPEC lifted oil output limits on Wednesday but, bumping up against full capacity, failed to make any immediate dent in $55 a barrel crude. 

Kuwaiti Energy Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah addresses a news conference in Vienna. Kuwaiti Energy Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah addresses a news conference after a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna June 15, 2005. OPEC lifted oil output limits on Wednesday but, bumping up against full capacity, failed to make 

Kuwaiti Energy Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah applauds during a news conference in Vienna. Kuwaiti Energy Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah applauds during a news conference, after a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna June 15, 2005. The meeting had agreed to lift its formal production ceiling. OPEC lifted oil output limits on Wednesday but, bumping up against full capacity, failed to make any immediate dent in $55 a barrel crude. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Kuwaiti Energy Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah addresses a news conference in Vienna. Kuwaiti Energy Minister and OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah addresses a news conference after a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna June 15, 2005. OPEC lifted oil output limits on Wednesday but, bumping up against full capacity, failed to make