61.   Crude oil rose amid speculation that Iraqi exports could be delayed until August, reducing oil supplies at a time of growing demand.

62.   Crude oil rose as concern about possible disruptions to Middle East oil supplies outweighed an unexpectedly large weekly rise in U.S. crude oil stockpiles.

63.   Crude oil rose on speculation that a dispute between the United Nations and Iraq over weapons inspections could lead to disrupted oil supplies.

64.   Demand also is growing, though not as fast as oil supplies.

65.   Crude oil fell after Iraq suggested it might compromise in a dispute over United Nations weapons inspections, easing concern that a military confrontation would disrupt oil supplies.

66.   Even a small production increase risks driving prices lower in a market where oil supplies are abundant.

67.   Energy issues rose on heightened concern that Middle East tensions will lead to a military conflict, disrupting oil supplies from the region.

68.   Environmental groups estimate that the oil supply under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would only last six months.

69.   Even if the war does not spread beyond Afghanistan, oil supplies may be interrupted, for instance if terrorists targeted the supply routes for Middle Eastern crude oil.

70.   For the moment, oil supplies from Iran and Libya seem secure.