1.   A rush of windfall oil revenue caused by rising international prices has allowed Venezuela to increase spending this year and still produce a fiscal surplus.

2.   Foreign currency earnings from state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA account for much of the windfall revenue, Matos Azocar said.

3.   Given the relative abundance of capital, the government will attempt to keep windfall oil revenues out of the economy by funneling them into two special funds.

4.   He said the underlying capital may come from the Debt Rescue Fund, which is being formed with windfall oil revenue solely to pay sovereign debt.

5.   Sims said the Mariners want windfall revenue that should be used to retire the bonds early.

6.   The mayor has plugged recent gaps with windfall tax revenue but has done nothing to show how he would cover the huge deficits in the future.

7.   Venezuela has mounted a campaign to decrease its sovereign debt, which includes paying all back debt and using windfall oil revenue to pay principal on current debt.

8.   Venezuela will pay nearly a half a billion dollars beyond scheduled payments on its public debt with windfall revenue from soaring international crude prices, officials said.

9.   Windfall oil revenue and rising foreign currency inflows have caused the bolivar to strengthen, said Petkoff.