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OPEC holds third International Oil Exhibition in Riyadh

Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum of Saudi Arabia, tours the grounds of the 3rd OPEC Summit International Oil Exhibition in Riyadh on November 14, 2007. (UPI Photo/Ben Lando)

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