1.   By that time, the oil rush was under way.

2.   It is a rediscovery that, combined with a new oil rush, is returning some dignity to this Caspian Sea city of three million people.

3.   Today, however, local and Western economists suggest that a pause is under way in the Caspian oil rush.

4.   With the collapse of the Soviet Union, another oil rush began, led by Western capitalists.

5.   But keeping Iran locked out of the Caspian oil rush has also contributed to delays in developing the pipeline network.

6.   The Gulf of Mexico is in the midst of a second oil rush.