41.   The Kremlin does have some leverage because it controls the pipeline system through which the oil flows.

42.   The oil flowed into a foundation pit Tuesday night, but did not cause any serious damage, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

43.   The oil initially flowed into a containment tank, but it soon overflowed.

44.   The oil flowed along a stream toward the river, which is an important source of water and means of transport for most of central Russia.

45.   The procedures for the oil plan and a separate plan for the distribution of aid in Iraq remain the major issues to be resolved before oil can flow.

46.   The State Department has not said whether Iraqi oil is flowing through the pipeline.

47.   The team, from the Dutch company Saybolt, is checking the status of a metering station on the pipeline through which the oil will flow.

48.   Western diplomats doubt the oil can flow before the end of August.

49.   Western diplomats say they doubt the oil can flow before the end of August.

50.   However, no date has yet been set for Iraq to resume oil exports, although Iraqi ambassador Nizar Hamdoon said Iraqi oil could flow again from next month.