1.  A series of refinery problems recently have fueled fears of regional supply shortfalls.

2.  Expected low inventories of gasoline could set the stage for regional supply problems and another summer of high fuel prices, government and industry experts told lamakers Friday.

3.  Expected low inventories of gasoline could set the stage for regional supply problems and another summer of high fuel prices, government and industry experts told lawmakers Friday.

4.  Still underpinning prices are fears of regional supply crunches of key reformulated gasoline supplies just ahead of the traditional Memorial Day kickoff to the summer driving season.

5.  The refinining bottleneck continues, and refinery problems still threaten regional supply dislocations.

6.  In recent months, regional supply companies have been courted by overseas utilities who are keen to get a toe-hold in the European utilities market.

7.  Entergy of the United States finalised an agreed takeover of the regional supply company London Electricity.

8.  The power generator National Power, which last year took over regional supply company Southern Electric, was itself targeted by American group Southern Co.