1.   All crude oil produced, however, would have to be processed by subsidiaries of Petrleos de Venezuela, SA, the holding company for the national petroleum industry.

2.   In an interview after the ceremony, Cardenas said he was in favor of a national petroleum policy that benefits the economic development of the country.

3.   Meanwhile, Petronas president Tan Sri Hassan Merican said the national petroleum company would continue with its venture in Iran.

4.   The foam was expected to arrive in Abidjan late Monday night, said a spokesman for Gestoci, the national petroleum storage company that owns the facility.

5.   The container, which was sent from Amsterdam by the French company Schlumberger, had been officially addressed to the national petroleum company Gosknefticoncern, prosecutor Abdul Dagirov said.