1.   He claimed it was part of a plot to split his country so the West could control its oil supplies.

2.   One final point must be made clear to the reader regarding OPEC and Middle East oil supplies.

3.   The cutting off of oil supplies hit the Navy at its most vulnerable spot.

4.   The U.S. needs to reduce its dependence on insecure foreign oil supplies.

5.   The weight of import dependence on Middle East oil supply has shifted from west to east.

6.   The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the U.N. embargo.

7.   The unseasonable cold wave in the Northeast has already put a strain on oil supplies.

8.   The main reason, however, was the reallocation of oil supplies for use in the Soviet Union or for export for much-needed hard currency.

9.   Jordan had turned to Saudi Arabia for its oil supplies when it committed itself to the UN embargo on trade with Iraq and Kuwait.

10.   The halting of Saudi oil supplies to Jordan in mid-September prompted the Jordanian government to introduce energy-saving measures in October.