21.   While drilling the deepest-ever well off Norway, British Petroleum has discovered natural gas in the Norwegian Sea, the state petroleum directorate announced Thursday.

22.   He said the director general had behaved in a manner totally incompatible with his functions as head of the state petroleum concern.

23.   The visit followed the cancellation Saturday of a visit to China by Taiwan state petroleum company officials who were to discuss oil exploration cooperation.

24.   Zedillo made no mention of privatizing the petrochemical branch of Pemex, the state petroleum company, as had been expected.

25.   Many wonder if PEMEX, the state petroleum company, will go on the block.