41.   They made and lost fortunes during early years of the Texas oil boom.

42.   Today, with the oil boom over, the Saudi economy can no longer afford the welfare net that once guaranteed every Saudi a government job.

43.   Authorities used floating oil booms to halt the flow.

44.   Before the oil boom years, the Kiswa was ceremoniously donated by Egypt.

45.   But the oil boom has a dark side, according to top economists including former IMF director Michel Camdessus who attended a forum in Moscow this week.

46.   If the oil boom remains a dream, Nazarbayev can claim greater success in keeping his nation politically stable.

47.   Oil booms were set up to halt the oil from spreading.

48.   Oil booms have been placed off several beaches on the main island.

49.   Oil booms were containing the diesel, but it was impossible to control the leaked phenol, which is diluted in water and evaporates easily.

50.   On Wednesday, a new oil boom was deployed off the east coast as a precaution.