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International energy forum in Kuwait closes
During event Saudi Arabia pledged to boost supplies to fill shortfall
Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry Mohammed Saleh al-Sada (C) attends the meetings of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahraini Oil Minister Abdul Hussein Mirza attends the meetings of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti Oil Minister Hani Hussein (L) and Swiss Environment and Energy Minister Doris Leuthard prepare to take a bus to the opening ceremony of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Canada’s minister of natural resources, Joe Oliver (R), shakes hands with Saudi Oil Minister ali al-Nuaimi on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
South African Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu (L), attends the meetings of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Swiss Environment and Energy Minister Doris Leuthard attends the meetings of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
French Industry Minister Eric Besson attends the meetings of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Canada’s minister of natural resources, Joe Oliver, arrives at the opening ceremony of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City, on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Iranian Oil Minister Qasem Rustomi (C) arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City, on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Sudanese Oil Minister Awad Ahmad al-Jaz arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Lebanese Energy and Water Minister Gibran Bassil speaks to the press before the start of the opening ceremony of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Maria Van der Hoeven prepares to take a bus to the opening ceremony of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Yemeni Oil Minister Hesham Sharaf (C) prepares to take a bus to the opening ceremony of the International Energy Forum in Kuwait City on March 13, 2012. The world’s largest energy forum began meetings over oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Abdullah al-Badri, Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is pictured during a reception in Kuwait City on the sidelines of the world’s largest energy forum which opened on March 12, 2012. At the International Energy Forum, major energy producers and consumers focus on oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahraini Oil Minister Abdul Hussein Mirza (R) poses with the Managing Director of Chevron’s Eurasia unit Jay Johnson during a reception in Kuwait City on the sidelines of the world’s largest energy forum which opened on March 12, 2012. At the International Energy Forum, major energy producers and consumers focus on oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Omani Oil and Gas Minister Mohammad bin Hamad al-Romhi poses for a picture during a reception in Kuwait City on the sidelines of the world’s largest energy forum which opened on March 12, 2012. At the International Energy Forum, major energy producers and consumers focus on oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
From L to R: Kuwaiti Oil Minister Hani Hussein (L), his Bahraini counterpart Abdul Hussein Mirza and Saudi Arabia’s Ali al-Nuaimi pose for a picture during a reception in Kuwait City on the sidelines of the world’s largest energy forum which opened on March 12,2012. At the International Energy Forum, major energy producers and consumers focus on oil price fluctuations and safeguarding supplies amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and a softening in global growth. (AFP/Getty Images)
