11.   Reduced foreign exchange earnings threaten to deplete government reserves, while costlier imports will fuel inflation.

12.   Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, said such exports may blunt the impact of oil from the government reserve.

13.   Russia will not export any gold from government reserves next year, he said.

14.   The government reserve is not far from the two refineries.

15.   The money is needed for day-to-day expenses, since the former regime depleted government reserves.

16.   The oil from the government reserve will keep the refineries running at normal capacity until the blockage is removed, department officials said.

17.   Ukraine used the exact amount of gas provided for in its import contracts with Gazprom and took some from government reserves, Freyuk told the Interfax news said.

18.   While Greenspan expressed concern Thursday about rising oil prices and low inventories, he cautioned against releasing oil from a government reserve as many Northeast lawmakers have urged.

19.   Leka said the government reserves are enough in normal circumstances to last for two months.

20.   The government reserves are largely made up of domestic production though a proportion was imported, Leka said.