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« on: October 20, 2008, 12:10:33 PM »
From www.ecoworldy.com, "With Huge Oil Discovery, Cuba Will Beat United States to Energy Independence":
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If it in fact has 20 billion barrels of oil offshore, Cuba would slingshot into the top 20 of oil producing nations worldwide. They plan to start drilling next year for reserves located in the Gulf of Mexico, north of Cuba. The U.S. Geological Survey recently completed a survey in the area of discussion and arrived to an estimate far less to that of Cuba’s. Cuba has responded by suggesting that they have better data than the USGS, and with Cuba’s data they think the USGS would undoubtedly agree about the size of the oil discovery (apparently the offer to provide the data has been made).

Interesting situation. Would the US lift it's economic embargo on Cuba to buy oil from it?

Thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2008, 04:33:07 PM »
I think it would.  When corporate America needs it for profit and there's no other place to satisfy that desire, corporate greed will trump ideology.
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2008, 10:22:14 PM »

 Me: American dollar being what it is a Venezuela contracting with
Gazprom to start exploratory gas drilling in Venezuela and the ties between Venezuela and Cuba the Yanks may not be in the picture

http://en.rian.ru/world/20081102/118098980.html
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 11:03:47 AM »
As predicted ;D I'd gloat but! It is so unbecoming  :-X


http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=34819&cid=46&p=09.11.2008
Russian companies will drill for oil and natural gas on and off the island of Cuba
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2010, 03:15:09 AM »
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