21.   Vietnam and China held more talks on their dispute over fishing and oil exploration rights in the Tonkin Gulf, the official Vietnam News said Saturday.

22.   ARCO gave the Burmese military-ruled government six million dollars for the exploration rights.

23.   The trip has been repeatedly postponed as relations between the two Shiite Muslim countries have deteriorated, mostly over a dispute about oil exploration rights in the Caspian Sea.

24.   The treaty, which divides oil exploration rights off East Timor between the two countries, is due to be considered by the court between January and February.

25.   It is customary in oil development projects for companies that have exploration rights eventually to be given the right to extract crude oil for commercial shipments.

26.   Mobil Corp. said Monday its German subsidiary won oil and gas exploration rights in Hungary, its first in eastern Europe.

27.   The delegation also won gold exploration rights.