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eppur_se_muova

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Sat Jan 21, 2012, 05:15 AM Jan 2012

Oil rig arrives in Cuba to begin deep water exploration (BBC) {near Florida Keys}

A large oil rig has arrived off the coast of Cuba to begin searching for offshore oil deposits.

Several international companies will use the rig to drill exploratory wells in deep water in the Florida Strait, which separates Cuba from the US.

Cuba is hoping to confirm estimates that it has billions of barrels of oil in offshore fields.

But there is concern in the US that a deep water spill could devastate the coast of Florida.

The Chinese-built rig - known as Scarabeo 9 - could be seen from the Cuban capital Havana as it moved slowly west.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16642286




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