31.   Still, Russia has previously given its blessing to pipeline projects only to raise technical obstacles later.

32.   Tamraz said his donations and the ensuing access had produced potential benefits for him far beyond his pipeline project.

33.   The additional capital is needed to finance another concession in Sudan and the pipeline project.

34.   The businessman, a heavy donor to the Democratic Party, was trying to win White House endorsement of a proposed oil pipeline project.

35.   The Calgary, Alberta-based company said margins in its pipeline business were low and it faced large expenses for its pipeline development projects.

36.   The final legal hurdles to the pipeline project were cleared last week when the Polish Council of Ministers approved the Polish-Russian agreement negotiated in February.

37.   The northwest fields are being rapidly developed to supply pipeline projects to bring gas to Chile and Brazil.

38.   The new arrivals have swelled the population of a village of straw huts that has sprung up next to the headquarters for the pipeline project.

39.   The next day, Unocal suspended the pipeline project until the Afghan government was recognized by the United States.

40.   The oil pipeline project is spearheaded by the Azerbaijan International Operating Co., led by London-based BP Amoco.