** ADVANCE FOR FRIDAY AUG 3 ** Keith Holms, from Texas works on a steel sleeve used to repair weak spots on BP's oil transit lines in the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope at the VECO Operations Inc. shop in Deadhorse, Alaska, Aug. 9, 2006. Bill Allen, the former head of VECO Corp. who pleaded guilty to bribing state legislators, sent generous campaign donations to state and congressional lawmakers who supported oil and gas development. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)