in fast growing, developing economies. Fourth, despite the challenges, Saudi Arabia remains committed to achieving price stability. The Kingdom has long played a stabilizing role in oil markets. We have been there in times of disruption and shortage to provide additional supplies to the market. As the world's pre-eminent supplier of energy, it has been our policy to maintain spare capacity and to use it to help stabilize the market in times of crisis. --More 1937 Local Time 1637 GMT