Oil service stocks were the standouts yesterday, gaining in line with the increasing demand for oilfield equipment.

The fire killed livestock, burned trailer homes and oilfield equipment and closed roads.

During unrest a year ago, strikes and transportation tie-ups blocked shipments of oilfield equipment.

Behind aircraft, exports of another capital goods item - oil drilling and oilfield equipment - also fell sharply, by $118 million.

Hundreds of workers donated everything from their time to their oilfield equipment.

Pemex is in the market for $1 billion worth of oilfield equipment over the next several years.

The area is also the world's leading center for building oilfield equipment.

For instance, a Russian oil drilling enterprise might purchase American oilfield equipment that will make it more efficient and more attractive to private investors.

France is eager to overlook Iraq's interest in anthrax to sell oilfield equipment.

There is a shortage of oilfield equipment.