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[Erich]

das war ja jetzt schon überfällig
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Cuba to let China drill for offshore oil

Friday 12 May 2006, 12:43 Makka Time, 9:43 GMT

The Cuban government is to allow China to station 12 oil rigs in its waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
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mal gespannt, ob da nach über 40 Jahren "Embargo" mit modernerer Technik noch was zu gewinnen ist - aber selbst wenn nicht:
wir brauchen nur noch drauf zu warten, dass die Chinesen in Venezuela zu bohren anfangen ....

edit: noch eine Meldung dazu:
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China, Cuba reported in Gulf oil partnership
U.S. firms stand by, prohibited from bidding on contracts; lawmakers propose opening up U.S. coast for drilling.
May 9, 2006: 10:12 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Plans for foreign oil companies, some from India and China, to drill off the cost of Cuba are prompting calls from lawmakers to ease environmental restrictions that prohibit coastal drilling in most of the U.S., according to a report Tuesday.

At a time of rising soaring gasoline prices caused partly by a lack of supply, legislators are fuming that Cuba is opening up its continental shelf for oil and gas exploration while most of the U.S. continental shelf outside the Gulf of Mexico, which extends 200 miles from shore, has been off limits for drilling since the early 1980s, the New York Times reported.

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The United States Geological Survey estimates the Cuban deal involves 4.6 billion barrels of oil and 9.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, according to the Times. The paper said that's enough oil and gas to power the U.S. for a few months.

The paper also cited an Interior Department study that said the U.S. continental shelf contained 115 billion barrels of oil and 633 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. That would be enough oil to satisfy U.S. demand, at current consumption levels, for 16 years and enough natural gas for 25 years, according to the Times.