Cuba Will Drill Deeper Than BP Off Coast of Florida
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, September 30, 2010, 5:39 AM
For decades, democrats have blocked one effort after another to responsibly develop the energy resources our country possesses, transforming vast areas of opportunity into “The No Zone.”
Because of current U.S. policy, U.S. companies are prohibited from developing oil fields that lie in Cuban waters and come within 50 miles of Florida. However, Cuba is exploring and potentially developing these oil fields, estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey to possess more oil than the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, and Cuba is partnering with China and other countries, such as Spain, France, and Canada.
The Castro Regime will begin drilling off the coast of Florida next year and will go deeper than the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April.
The Miami Herald reported:
Cuba is expected to begin drilling offshore for oil and gas as soon as next year with equipment that will go deeper than the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, industry experts say.
The Spanish energy company, Repsol, which drilled an exploratory well in 2004 off the coast near Havana, has contracted to drill the first of several exploratory wells with a semi-submersible rig that is expected to arrive in Cuba at the end of the year, said Jorge Piñon, an energy expert and visiting research fellow at the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University. He said the rig is expected to drill down 5,600 feet in an area about 22 miles north of Havana and 65 miles south of the Marquesas Keys.
The development comes as 20 Cuban scientists joined their American and Mexican counterparts at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota this week to finalize a long-term marine research and conservation plan for the three countries.
Luis Alberto Barreras Cañizo, who led the Cuban delegation as a representative of Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, confirmed the plans for exploration. “Cuba needs to find its oil, it’s a resource Cuba needs,” he told the Bradenton Herald in an interview.
Environmentalists suggested the prospect of rigs just 45 miles from Florida’s coastline could intensify pressure for the Obama administration to engage in talks with its Cold War antagonist to prevent ecological damage.
Hat Tip Ramus
Barack Obama knew that his deepwater drilling moratorium would cost at least 23,000 jobs but went ahead with it anyway.
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P. Aaron commented:
Don’t worry, under ‘progressive’ policies, we can still keep the reocrd player going by rubbing 2 sticks together.
Granny commented:
Went ahead with that moratorium TWICE mind you – once after a Federal judge overturned the thing. As was pointed out at the time, those rigs aren’t going to sit around and wait. Maybe they’ll be back in a year or two or maybe they’ll just be busy. Especially the newer rigs.
Ratt commented:
When looking at stories like this, it’s important to keep in mind:
1) Democrats WANT us to fail. They hate the United States and actively work to lessen its leadership capabilities.
2) The proper response is to go on the offensive against Democrats everywhere. A big opportunity is coming Nov 2. Send money or donate time to Conservative candidates because Conservatives are certainly NOT going to limit our ability to drill for OUR OWN oil.
Militant Conservative commented:
Ratt is right, this is not going to get fixed with ONE election. this fight is going to take a minimum of 15 to 20 years to root out all the terds in the punchbowl.
powder is dry.
squeaky commented:
this is an ongoing war and we move from one battle to another. you know what they say about history…..
http://thinkexist.com/quotation/those_who_do_not_learn_from_history_are_doomed_to/170710.html
“Wisdom comes by disillusionment.”
Bram commented:
The “No Zone” should also include 99% of U.S. land.
jomojava the infidel commented:
And the Dimbulbcrats refer to the GOP as the “Party of No”?
squeaky commented:
how many rigs have been pulled out of the gulf
and moved to other locations? i think last week or so i read that 2 had moved out. you know what they say about denying services without denying services – set up a atmosphere that drives people/businesses out. obama can tell you that services are still provided but good luck finding a provider. plausible deniability….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability
trouble in paradise when the government has control of the things you need to survive and his supporters are manning the food bank or fuel assistance agency. makes it more difficult to stand by your convictions
Nada commented:
More reports of flesh-eating bacteria in the Gulf — 12 y/o dies after only his feet touched the water
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/reports-deadly-flesh-eating-bacteria-gulf-only-touching-seafood-having-feet-water-video
From The Gulf Stream To The Bloodstream and Why What You’re About To Read Is The Alarm Bell of The Pending Gulf Disaster
http://www.projectgulfimpact.org/2010/09/06/from-the-gulf-stream-to-the-bloodstream-and-why-what-you%E2%80%99re-about-to-read-is-the-alarm-bell-of-the-pending-gulf-disaster/
befuddled commented:
so the plan for democrats have always been to give our resources away to foreigners. And the popular name that keeps popping up–China. who would’ve thought it? never mind if gas goes skyrocketing up for the working class . according to obama when he put his “concerned” face on during the last surge in gas prices, it’s only a shame that gas prices go up so quickly.
that obama fella, he sure doesn’t mind slicing your throat, but don’t worry, he likes to use a clean blade to prevent infection.
Oldpuppymax commented:
Fewer private sector employees, more Big Brother dependents…all part of the plan. Thanks, Hussein. November is getting closer, you Marxist, America hating, Chicago THUG!
ProLifer commented:
I am becoming “desensitized” to this daily barrage of bad news. Is this like being “punch drunk?”
BuddyG commented:
Earlier this month Castro admitted that the Cuban model doesn’t work. And now he wants to drill for oil.
Sheesh, Castro is better than 0bama.
Joanne commented:
Obama is purposely destroying American jobs and the U. S. economy. Saudia Arabia and other oil states need the monies to fund terrorism to destroy America from within. An America unable to provide itself its own resources and is dependant on foreign oil from the Middle East means America will have to continue to suck up to places like Saudia Arabia who is monetarily behind the Islamification of America….and the entire West.
Wake up people and do something. The fact that a person, Obama, is so clearly not eligible to hold Office and still sits in the Whitehouse is a clear indicator that Americans are going to have to put their steel-toed boots on and march to Washington if the Republicans don’t win big in November, and then function as conservatives afterwards. If the Republicans in the House and Senate don’t throw Obama out after that, then the people are going to have to do it.
John Holdren commented:
We need a massive campaign … to de-develop the United States and other Western nations in order to conserve energy and facilitate growth in underdeveloped countries.
De-development means bringing our economic system into line with the realities of ecology and the world resource situation.
By de-development I mean lower per-capita energy consumption, fewer gadgets, and the abolition of planned obsolescence.
Lance commented:
When we use fossil fuels we’re dooming planet. When Cuba or China (whose methods are much dirtier) do the same there’s no objection from the doomsday banshees.
When Brazil found an enormous reserve Obama encouraged their drilling with a loan out our pockets. I guess their oil is eco-friendly.
When U.S. oil companies wanted to bid for contracts in Iraq, Congress set impossible environmental standards knowing it would kill our bid and leave it for China and Russia to make out like champs. These are two nations intent on controlling all energy production and give a damn about environmental impact.
The left’s “environmental cause” has nothing to do with saving the planet and it isn’t just hypocrisy on their part. It’s a very intentional radical tactic. They use the same tactic with our Bill of Rights and general sense of equality (notice how the fem nazi’s are silent when it comes to the most abused women on the planet). They’ll create a twisted moral argument for tearing down anything that makes this nation strong.
serfer62 commented:
REMEMBER who stopped oil exploration in Alaska & got reelected anyway…McNasty from AZ. With the gang of 14, one of whom is a presidental GOP candidate Thune, stone walled drilling in the US.
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By the way, its petroleum not fossil fuel. Petroleum seems to be a generating commidity.
Joanne commented:
Lance – those fem Nazis don’t care about women having the right to have a say in their own bodies, under the guise of the butchering of the unborn, either. There is always an ulterior motive with them.
Lance commented:
@serfer62 (with all due respect)
If I meant petroleum I would have said petroleum. But I said fossil fuel because its more inclusive. Harvesting coal, another fossil fuel, is also under attack.
Pointing out some GOP enablers won’t distract me from history I haven’t just read but lived through. Re-hash some history; starting with Carter establishing the Dept. of Energy and all those “Silent Spring” nuts he let take over our energy policies. The left started it and have always been the impetus.
Lance commented:
@Joanne
I was referring to Muslim women but your example is better. Closer to home.