61.   President Fidel Ramos declared in March the immediate full deregulation of the oil sector, a move allowing oil refiners to adjust petroleum product prices freely.

62.   President Fernando Henrique Cardoso predicted a boom in drilling after Congress decides the ground rules for private participation in the oil sector.

63.   Restructuring oil sector PSUs for a post-APM world would be a major priority for the next government.

64.   Sheik Saud said said he saw a great need to restructure the government-owned and run oil sector to improve performance and cut expenses.

65.   Saleh gave new prominence to the oil sector Tuesday by turning its portfolio over to the deputy premier in charge of industry.

66.   Such combinations had proved elusive in an oil sector that has been battered recently by the lowest prices in years.

67.   The attack occurred just days after special measures to strengthen security in the sensitive oil sector went into effect in four areas in southern Algeria.

68.   The discussions will focus on customs and banking along with cooperation in the oil sector, Udugov said in an interview with the Interfax news agency.

69.   The EU law also retaliates against U.S. legislation allowing Washington to initiate trade sanctions on foreign companies investing in the oil sectors in Libya and Iran.

70.   The government has been reluctant to begin privatizing the power industry as well as telecommunications and the oil sector.