21.  OPEC argues that crude supplies are ample, and it blames recent high prices on refining bottlenecks and high fuel taxes in many consuming countries.

22.  A few refineries experienced cargo readiness problems in light of scarce crude supply resulting in some shipments deferred into May.

23.  At the seventh International Energy Forum of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, last week, consumers and producers disagreed on prices and crude supplies.

24.  Capping the gains were increasing prospects for rising crude supplies, analysts said.

25.  However, as military strikes against Afghanistan extended to day five, traders saw the possibility that Iraqi crude supply may be volatile in the next couple of months.

26.  However, OPEC has argued that bottlenecks at U.S. refineries are the cause, not tightness in crude supplies.

27.  Less than a month after OPEC approved production increases for an oil-thirsty world market, the specter of increased crude supplies is keeping oil prices in check.

28.  Opposition centers on concerns about the control the combined company could exert over the Alaskan crude supply.

29.  The crude supply agreement between the two comes up for review every five years but there must be a trigger.

30.  The crude supply agreement was part of the privatization deal between Aramco and the Philippine government.