Oil exploration

Cuba’s offshore oil development

August 2, 2011

The U.S. Congressional Research Service published last month a report entitled “Cuba’s Offshore Oil Development: Background and U.S. Policy Considerations.” If oil is found, some experts estimate that it would take at least three to five years before production would begin. While it is unclear whether offshore oil production could result in Cuba becoming a [...]

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Notable and Quotable

August 30, 2010

Preparations for full-scale oil exploration are gaining momentum in Cuba’s Gulf of Mexico waters just 50 miles from the US. [Financial Times] “I was at death’s door, but I came back.”  [Fidel Castro's interview in La Jornada] Eight more arrested according to the Ladies in White.  Three human rights activists in Havana and five members [...]

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U.S.-Cuba environmental cooperation

June 10, 2010

In early May, the Brookings Institution published a study on U.S.-Cuba environmental cooperation when dealing with the potential risks of oil exploration in shared ocean waters: As Cuba continues to develop its deepwater oil and natural gas reserves, the consequence to the United States of a similar mishap occurring in Cuban waters moves from the [...]

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Week in Review

November 29, 2008

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev concluded his visit to Havana. He met with Fidel Castro and said that a new bilateral accord will be waiting for President Raul Castro when he visits Russia. Medvedev and Raul Castro signed mining and oil exploration deals and discussed “military technical cooperation.” Raul Castro said that he is willing to [...]

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