71.   Western companies have sought to sell oil technology to Gulf states while others wanted to participate in expansion projects.

72.   Most of those countries have already completed short-term expansion projects that involved development of new fields and maintaining the capacity of others.

73.   News of the expansion project sparked a sharp response from Syria which on Saturday accused Israel of working deliberately to destroy the peace process.

74.   Most of them have almost completed short-term expansion projects but will likely press ahead with expansion plans in the long run.

75.   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. plans to offer its shares on the New York Stock Exchange to fund expansion projects, company officials said Tuesday.

76.   The expansion project also included the purchase of four gas carriers from Japan and four others from Finland.

77.   The operation in Yizhar was the second time in less than a week that Israeli troops clashed with settlers over unauthorized expansion projects.