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Friday, July 11, 2014
Rosneft to Conduct Oil Exploration Campaign Offshore Cuba
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Rosneft to Conduct Oil Exploration Campaign Offshore Cuba

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was hopeful Russian oil company Rosneft and Cuban state oil company Cupet could begin jointly exploring

July 11, 2014
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Monday, April 28, 2014
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Cuba to Move Ahead with LNG Regasification Project

By Pietro D. Pitts April 28 (Bloomberg) — Cuba continues moving forward with development of a $1.4 billion natural gas regasification project and a $1.2

April 28, 2014
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Monday, January 27, 2014
Cuba Inaugurates New Mariel Port
Ports

Cuba Inaugurates New Mariel Port

Cuba on Monday inaugurated a $957 million port billed as the most modern in Latin America and crucial to the economic future of the communist-ruled island in a

January 27, 2014
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
SPOTD: Russian “Carrier Killer” Warship Enters Havana
Defense

SPOTD: Russian “Carrier Killer” Warship Enters Havana

A fleet of Russian warships entered the Port of Havana today, including the guided missile cruiser Moskva, pictured above, the destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov

August 3, 2013
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Salvors Refloat the Hansa Berlin off Cuba
Marine Salvage

Salvors Refloat the Hansa Berlin off Cuba

Following a lost of power during tropical storm Isaac off Cuba on 26 August, the Liberian-flagged container ship Hansa Berlin found herself bricked up off the

October 18, 2012
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
So the Hansa Berlin REALLY DID Run Aground on Cuba’s Coast [INCIDENT PHOTO]
Interesting

So the Hansa Berlin REALLY DID Run Aground on Cuba’s Coast [INCIDENT PHOTO]

It’s about time we have some photo evidence of the grounded Hansa Berlin in Cuba.  gCaptain broke the news that the Hansa Berlin containership quietly

September 4, 2012
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Update on Hansa Berlin Grounding Off Cuba, Salvors Enroute

The shipowner/managers Leonhardt & Blumberg report today that they have invited salvage companies for individual offers for the safe and successful

August 29, 2012
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Monday, August 27, 2012
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Incidents

Isaac Claims Containership in Cuban Waters [UPDATE]

Mariners in the Gulf of Mexico region reported to us yesterday of a continual alert being received over distress frequencies off Cuba, one that we have been

August 27, 2012
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Cuba’s Offshore Drilling Goes 0 for 2
Offshore

Cuba’s Offshore Drilling Goes 0 for 2

Cuba’s contested offshore exploratory drilling program has come up short yet again with Cuba’s state-owned oil company announcing that the second

August 7, 2012
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Drilling Off Cuba, and How the Embargo Could be Very Costly for the US
Offshore

Drilling Off Cuba, and How the Embargo Could be Very Costly for the US

The Scarabeo 9, on contract for Repsol, is currently sitting at, or very close to, “TD” or total depth on the first deepwater well ever drilled off

May 18, 2012
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
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Blog

In Case of Offshore Oil Drilling in Cuba and the Bahamas

By Doug Helton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) For the past year, we at NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard have been studying the possible

April 28, 2012
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Friday, January 20, 2012
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Bienvenidos a Cuba! The Scarabeo-9 Deepwater Drilling Rig Arrives in Havana

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- An Italian drilling rig scheduled to drill a deep-water well offshore Cuba has arrived to the shores of Havana, Cuban media said

January 20, 2012
Total Views: 168

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Blog

What if… Is The US Prepared For Cuban Oil Rigs?

Will the United States be prepared if Cuba’s new offshore rigs spill oil into US waters? To address this question, personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard

January 10, 2012
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Coast Guard Prepares for International Offshore Drilling Close to our Shores

Coast Guard Prepares for International Offshore Drilling Close to our Shores

With Cuba’s move to offshore drilling just 60 miles off the coast of Key West, the USCG, along with partner agencies, continue to make preparations for a

November 19, 2011
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Oil Spill-Containment Companies: So can we operate in Cuban waters?
Offshore

Oil Spill-Containment Companies: So can we operate in Cuban waters?

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Several U.S. companies are asking the Obama administration for permission to respond to potential oil spills in Cuban waters, a

November 2, 2011
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Too Close For Comfort – U.S. To Inspect Cuban Rig
Offshore

Too Close For Comfort – U.S. To Inspect Cuban Rig

U.S. officials are trying to make sure the American coastline will be protected as Cuba begins drilling a deep water oil well later this year about 60 miles

October 16, 2011
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Friday, September 30, 2011
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News

Want to drill in Cuban waters? Perhaps forget doing business in the United States then…

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–More than 30 House lawmakers are urging Spanish energy company Repsol YPF S.A. (REP.MC) to abandon its plan to drill for oil in

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 26

Sunday, September 4, 2011
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News

5 Billion Barrels of Undiscovered Oil: US delegates head to Cuba to discuss deepwater ambitions

Liberian-flagged and DNV-classed, Scarabeo 9 is a semi-submersible drilling vessel recently built by Yantai Raffles.  It will be on contract by Repsol YPF for

September 4, 2011
Total Views: 70
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