US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman listens to the speach of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, seen on a giant screen in the background, during the opening session of an oil summit in Jeddah on June 22, 2008. Leaders of global oil powers and consumer nations gathered in the Saudi Red Sea port city today, seeking ways to control spiralling oil prices seen as a mounting threat to the world economy. Saudi Arabia vowed on the eve of the meeting to release more crude as the price of a barrel hurtles toward 140 dollars, compounding inflation fears of countries reeling from record prices for staple foods. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI