The issue of energy topped the first day of the third edition of the Qatar Economic Forum. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman stressed the role of OPEC Plus in regulating the market.

Saad Al-Kaabi, Qatar's energy minister and CEO of Qatar Energy, warned that Europe could face a deeper energy supply crisis than the one it experienced in 2022. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Iraqi Oil stressed his country's commitment - despite the economic problems it suffers from - to the decisions of the "OPEC Plus" alliance.