1.   Alyeska officials said they planned to have repairs made quickly so that the oil could begin flowing south again.

2.   A. It takes as much as four years from the time a major development project gets approved to the time when oil begins to flow.

3.   But with northern Iraq now suddenly in turmoil, it is uncertain when the oil will again begin to flow.

4.   Crude initially fell on expectations that Iraqi oil would begin flowing soon, after U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan approved a plan for distributing aid bought with oil revenue.

5.   Diplomats said that Iraqi oil could begin flowing again as early as next month, for the first time in six years.

6.   Diplomats say that Iraqi oil could begin flowing again as early as next month, for the first time in six years.

7.   Even if drilling is approved, it would be almost a decade before oil began to flow.

8.   Expectations that Iraqi oil would begin flowing pulled crude lower in early trading, after the United Nations approved an aid distribution plan.

9.   If the oil begins to smoke at any time, it must be discarded.

10.   If the oil begins to sizzle, remove the pan from the heat for a moment to cool.