91.   India earlier sought assistance from the former Soviet Union to develop its oil sector.

92.   It is heavily dependent on income from its oil sector and on investment in oil production from foreign energy companies.

93.   A department statement quoted Energy Secretary Delfin Lazaro as saying that Saudi Arabia will also explore ways to expand bilateral economic cooperation in areas outside the oil sector.

94.   Abdel Mohsen al-Medej said crude production remained unchanged despite oil sector workers joining the Kuwaiti army deployed along the border with Iraq.

95.   Analysts said the completion of the project would come in time for the deregulation of the Philippine oil sector.

96.   Blue chips closed higher Tuesday after irregular trading, benefitting from strong prices in the oil sector and healthy corporate results.

97.   China is placing its hopes for the future of the oil sector on new finds in the northwest of the country.

98.   Chirac was referring to pending US legislation for sanctions against foreign firms investing in Iranian and Libyan oil sectors.

99.   Dealers said the Bombay stock market has taken a hit by the lack of clarity in the oil sector.

100.   Earlier this month Washington adopted a new law threatening sanctions against non-US firms investing in the Iranian and Libyan oil sectors.