1.  An Occidental spokesman declined to say how much Occidental has in reserves for the case.

2.  But Occidental spokesman Lawrence Meriage insists that the company will go forward with its drilling plans.

3.  An Occidental spokesman in Bogota said AirScan was not working for the company at the time of the Santo Domingo battle.

4.  An Occidental spokesman in Bogota said the company had not received any direct communication from the kidnappers.

5.  An Occidental spokesman said most of its employees in Peru were Peruvian.