81.   The order to halt the slaughter further diminished hopes that exports could be resumed within the coming days.

82.   The order to halt the slaughter, however, also diminished hopes that exports could be resumed within the coming days.

83.   The pipeline must be re-opened before the United Nations will allow Iraq to resume oil exports for humanitarian goods.

84.   The United States responded cautiously to a declaration by Iraq that it would resume oil exports to fulfill its existing contracts.

85.   This week Iraq resumed exports, criticizing other Arab producers for failing to join its cutoff.

86.   Unless it can resume exports, Iraq cannot resume paying off huge debts to Russia and France.

87.   U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said the Iraqi government had been informed of the approval, but declined to say when Iraq might resume exports.

88.   France and Russia have recently urged a partial lifting of the sanctions against Iraq, most notably in order to allow the nation to resume oil exports.

89.   However, no date has yet been set for Iraq to resume oil exports, although Iraqi ambassador Nizar Hamdoon said Iraqi oil could flow again from next month.

90.   In London, oil stocks suffered from rumors that Iraq is on the verge of a deal with the United Nations that will allow it to resume petroleum exports.