41.   In fact, the oil companies are already prospecting not far from here.

42.   The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.

43.   There is still much antagonism between trades unions and the oil companies.

44.   The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in U.K. sales.

45.   They feel that they are being gouged by the oil companies.

46.   If the proposed merger of the two oil companies goes through, it would be bad for the economy.

47.   It was also announced that Petro Canada, the national oil company, was to be privatized.

48.   The HYDRO-CONGO state oil company would nevertheless continue to exploit oil reserves, occasionally with the participation of foreign companies.

49.   Grossbancher, an executive with the French company Bouygues Offshore, had been working with the Angolan state oil company Sonangol.

50.   Oil wells which the PDVSA considered to be marginal would be offered to international oil companies to develop.