Word: oils
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...workers went back to their jobs, including employees of Iran Air, as well as transportation, communications, customs and steel personnel. So did most of Iran's striking oilworkers, who were given an ultimatum: Return to work or lose your jobs. Although slowdowns in some refineries and rigs continued, oil production at week's end had rebounded to 3.2 million bbl. per day, more than half the prestrike output. Officials of the National Iranian Oil Co. hoped to have production back to normal within two weeks...
Recalling other struggles between the Shi'ites and earlier rulers dating back to the 16th century, the Shah believes that history is on his side. In his view, his most important accomplishments were wresting the province of Azerbaijan from Soviet hands after World War II, nationalizing Iranian oil, settling border differences with Iraq, and gaming possession of many of the islands in the Persian Gulf. But he does not think it does any good to dwell on the past...
Iranian officials insist that this imposing military machine is needed to protect the Persian Gulf and its international oil fleets, and to fight off any possible Soviet invasion of Iran, until, they hope, reinforcements from the West could arrive. The generals see the current dissent as part of a grand Communist design, linked to Russian moves on the Horn of Africa and in Afghanistan. Nevertheless, a lot of the most sophisticated equipment, including British-made Chieftain tanks and F-4 Phantoms, was deployed around the capital rather than along the Soviet border, obviously to help protect the Shah...
Still, Norwegians will hardly go without. Unemployment is a slim 1.3%; government officials figure that it may creep up during the austerity period, but only to 2%. Oil production doubled this year, to 102 million bbl., or about one-third as much as Mexico produces, and next year it is expected to rise by 35%. The government has decided to award seven of its remaining North Sea concessions between December and February, several months ahead of schedule...
...sloop and defuses the kill; even Leviathan barely survives the battering. Elegant Ajaratu Akanke, by now both sleeping and sailing mate, is spirited from Capetown to her native Nigeria while Hardin lays a solo course for the Persian Gulf, where Leviathan will take on a million tons of oil...