1.   Acting Director of Defense Information Sam Tella said Cameroon had signed a four-year exploration deal with a Canadian firm in an area called Rio Del Ray.

2.   Amoco has a number of exploration deals in Kazakstan.

3.   But the Russians and French, who are negotiating lucrative oil exploration deals with Iraq, refused to support any new sanctions.

4.   But the Russians and French, who are negotiating lucrative oil exploration deals with Iraq, refuse to support any new sanctions.

5.   France and Russia are negotiating lucrative oil exploration deals with Iraq and refused to support any new sanctions.

6.   Human rights groups have accused the ruling elite of pocketing part of the multimillion-dollar signing bonuses from oil exploration deals with foreign companies.

7.   In January, Heritage Oil and Gas of the United Kingdom signed an exploration deal with the government.

8.   Italy signed several accords Thursday with Azerbaijan, including an oil exploration deal for the Caspian Sea.

9.   Lithuania recalled its ambassador from Latvia Tuesday to protest an oil exploration deal Latvia signed with Western companies, officials said.

10.   Russia and France are negotiating lucrative oil exploration deals with Iraq and refused to support any new sanctions.