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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:55 PM Jan 2012

U.S. to monitor Cuban oil work

U.S. to monitor Cuban oil work
Published: Jan. 4, 2012 at 9:06 AM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Coast Guard plan to inspect an oil rig leased by Spanish energy company Repsol in Cuban waters, an official said.

Repsol last year announced plans to drill exploration wells in Cuban waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

A group of U.S. House of Representative lawmakers, all of Cuban descent, criticized U.S. President Barack Obama for not standing against Repsol's plans, which they claim constitutes work "with a state sponsor of terrorism."

Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz said a team was headed to Cuban waters to inspect the rig this week.

More:
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/01/04/US-to-monitor-Cuban-oil-work/UPI-90711325686019/

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