1.   The HYDRO-CONGO state oil company would nevertheless continue to exploit oil reserves, occasionally with the participation of foreign companies.

2.   Amoco also is trying to exploit huge reserves in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, where political problems hinder the progress of all oil companies.

3.   Fully exploiting Alaskan reserves would probably require building a pipeline to ferry natural gas to mainland markets.

4.   If Aramco adopted the tactics of non-OPEC producers and exploited its reserves as fast as possible, its revenues might fall at first.

5.   The answer will determine what countries can exploit the reserves.

6.   China and Vietnam opened negotiations Wednesday to end their latest dispute over rights to exploit oil reserves in a patch of the South China Sea.

7.   Its economy has been boosted in recent years by huge amounts of investment from U.S. and European companies exploiting its reserves of oil and natural gas.

8.   Major industry players including Shell, Exxon Mobil, Gulf Oil and Chevron are investing in exploiting the reserves.

9.   Whether the reserves can be exploited is another matter.