61.   The stakes are rising since Russia proposes to carry Caspian oil from a Black Sea port through the Bosporus, which Turkey ardently opposes.

62.   The summit authorized NATO military commanders to draw up plans to inspect ships suspected of carrying oil to Milosevic.

63.   The ship was seized in the Gulf earlier this week because it was suspected to be carrying Iraqi oil.

64.   The ship was seized in the Persian Gulf earlier this week because it was suspected to be carrying Iraqi oil.

65.   The single deck general cargo ship was not designed to carry oil, he said.

66.   The tanker was not carrying any oil at the time of the accident, and no oil leakage has been found.

67.   The tests were completed Sunday on samples of oil from the tanker that was seized Wednesday on suspicions it was carrying Iraqi oil.

68.   The tiny but strategically placed Caucasus republic has oil deposits and refineries and may permit the construction of a pipeline to carry Caspian Sea oil.

69.   Turkey and four Caspian states signed a declaration Thursday in support of a oil pipeline crossing through Turkey as the main export route to carry Caspian oil.

70.   Turkey imposed new navigation rules for the Bosporus effective Friday in a bold move to eliminate competitors in the race to carry Caspian Sea oil to world markets.