21.   That oil will flow where the market demands.

22.   Synthetic oils flow better under extremely cold conditions offering more protection on startup.

23.   The field is small by the standards of North Sea giants like Forties, through whose export system Andrew oil will flow to the U.K. mainland.

24.   Then came Soviet rule, when the oil still flowed but the chance to make a private fortune evaporated.

25.   Traders said that while the expected increase in world supplies already has been weighed into the market, crude prices could fall further once the Iraqi oil actually flows.

26.   Yesterday, the U.N. said the oil may flow even sooner than expected.

27.   Operations resumed early Thursday and oil was flowing at normal levels, it said.

28.   And diplomats who once said that oil would flow by the end of July now think it will be August, and maybe even autumn, before exports resume.

29.   Another delicate issue for OPEC is the quota cheating by some members that could undermine the price if it is not stopped when Iraqi oil flows again.

30.   But before the oil can flow, the United Nations must approve an Iraqi distribution plan and draw up a separate list of procedures governing exports.