61.   The alternate suggestion, the chevron, was rebuffed as being the symbol of an international oil company.

62.   The analysts also pointed out that most major international oil stocks were higher despite softness in the price of crude.

63.   The change is a big concession to international oil companies, which had been lobbying for a reduction, analysts said.

64.   The company also is putting strategic emphasis on international improved oil recovery and liquefied natural gas projects.

65.   The new decree also applies to international oil companies, ministry officials said.

66.   The new international oil pipeline that will run west from the Caspian Sea must cross Georgia to do so.

67.   The partnerships with international oil companies are seen as essential to spur on this investment.

68.   The practice called for extensive public hearings before prices are raised, even if international oil prices spiked upwards.

69.   The shipments are one of an array of changes as Russian oil companies try to shed their image of being corrupt fiefdoms and to become respected international oil enterprises.

70.   The way international oil companies make their big money is by entering into production-sharing agreements with oil states.