Five of the virgins are wise and have brought sufficient oil for their lamps.
Now it brings oil for the big machines, and perhaps electricity from its dynamos.
But the French will not try again to bring oil out of the Gulf, because they will know what's likely to happen.
Some of the factors that brought oil down so sharply in late 1998 have had the reverse impact in recent months.
Cleanup efforts were unsuccessful as they brought more oil onto the site.
In the race to bring oil from Russia to market, the venture is not wasting time.
However, there was only enough oil to keep the flame burning for one day, and it took eight days to bring new oil.
People of all religions bring oil for the lamp as offering.
Pipelines also linked to large international lines bringing Soviet crude oil and gas to border.
The show won him favor with the guards, who brought him oil and canvas.