ITALY'S AGIP PETROLI BUYS STAKE IN U.S. COMPANY
  State oil firm Agip Petroli Spa said it has
  acquired a 50 pct stake in Steuart Petroleum Co, an independent
  U.S. Oil products company. Financial terms were not disclosed.
      Agip Petroli, a subsidiary of state energy concern Ente
  Nazionali Idrocarburi, said in a statement that the remaining
  50 pct of the U.S. Firm is owned by Steuart Investment Co, a
  holding company that also operates in the sectors of
  transportation, hotels and insurance.
      The Italian firm said Steuart Petroleum operates primarily
  on the East Coast.
  

