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BurntOrange Champion Author Austin Posts:8,743 Points:1,585,940 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 7:50:35 AM Ignore BurntOrange Report Abuse A giant floating rig hunting for oil north of Cuba is about to move farther west to dig an exploratory well even closer to the Gulf Stream that rushes along the South Florida coast. The exact location of the new site is a closely guarded secret, but sources familiar with drilling operations say it will be off the northwest coast of Cuba a little more than 100 miles from Key West. That's farther from Florida than the current drilling site north of Havana but closer to the Gulf Stream, which would carry a potential oil slick toward the Keys and South Florida's beachfront. Oil drilling this close to Florida, just two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, has raised alarms about a potential threat to Florida's delicate environment and $60-billion tourism industry. Visit Orlando Sun Sentinel for full article

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A giant floating rig hunting for oil north of Cuba is about to move farther west to dig an exploratory well even closer to the Gulf Stream that rushes along the South Florida coast.

The exact location of the new site is a closely guarded secret, but sources familiar with drilling operations say it will be off the northwest coast of Cuba a little more than 100 miles from Key West. That's farther from Florida than the current drilling site north of Havana but closer to the Gulf Stream, which would carry a potential oil slick toward the Keys and South Florida's beachfront.

Oil drilling this close to Florida, just two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, has raised alarms about a potential threat to Florida's delicate environment and $60-billion tourism industry.
Visit Orlando Sun Sentinel for full article

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fracknsave Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,666 Points:58,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 11:47:08 AM Ignore fracknsave Report Abuse Good going tree huggers, try and control cuba
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,983 Points:2,120,540 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 11:32:01 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Article makes it sound like they have ALREADY drilled a well "drilling shifts west"!!! Have they???
Eliano Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,412 Points:388,100 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 11:10:09 AM Ignore Eliano Report Abuse we need this oil now !
CVA19 Champion Author Salem Posts:2,393 Points:612,200 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 11:04:21 PM Ignore CVA19 Report Abuse We won't go get it, so others will. Only problem is that the greenies can't employ the eco-socialist Obama Administration to stop them, regulate them, or hold them responsible and fine them if they screw up. Not that they would want to, anyway; because the greenies have been big fans of Castro long before Obama came along.
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,093 Points:800,075 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 10:43:37 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse No leader could be this dumb so this must planned.
HorizonChaser Champion Author Montgomery Posts:1,994 Points:457,460 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 7:52:57 PM Ignore HorizonChaser Report Abuse So, Obama won't let us have the Keystone Pipeline, gives away millions in oil revenue to our enemies in South America, and now this? How is this "Forward"? Why do people vote for this clown?
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:269,765 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 11:45:00 AM Ignore carranco Report Abuse It's our oil. We are just going to let them have it. Obama is dumb as rocks.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,575 Points:1,547,300 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 11:12:36 AM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse If they do there jobs right everything should be alright. Remember BP was taking unnecessary risks and it bit then in the butt.
peakkeller Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,696 Points:779,075 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 10:41:13 AM Ignore peakkeller Report Abuse This'll be interesting to follow.
MontanaMac Champion Author Washington Posts:1,736 Points:410,050 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 10:29:28 AM Ignore MontanaMac Report Abuse Think Cuban teams are more competent than BP TXRanger09?
TXRanger09 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,519 Points:894,060 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 10:26:17 AM Ignore TXRanger09 Report Abuse Start circling the oil booms now. We should all rejoice that its not BP running the show. On the otherhand, maybe they'll find nothing.
ErnieK9LO Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,696 Points:545,930 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 10:11:00 AM Ignore ErnieK9LO Report Abuse Since the oil will flow into the gulf stream, look for a spill from the Commies.
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,308 Points:1,471,545 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 9:47:44 AM Ignore car253 Report Abuse Do not worry. Obama will give a speech and say we want to be your customer and give Cuba tax payer money.
amoshins Champion Author Trenton Posts:2,205 Points:644,345 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 9:16:18 AM Ignore amoshins Report Abuse I would be upset if I lived near there
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,133 Points:874,930 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 9:09:20 AM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse No big surprise is it?
Buckeyee Champion Author Maine Posts:4,621 Points:902,550 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 9:08:25 AM Ignore Buckeyee Report Abuse Isn't the international boundary 200 miles ? If the Cubans are going to drill just over 100 miles from the keys, whose oil is it ?
johntxx Champion Author Texas Posts:2,800 Points:619,245 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 9:02:59 AM Ignore johntxx Report Abuse On a positive note from the article: "Energy experts and environmentalists have been encouraged by a series of recent meetings with officials from Cuba as well as Mexico, Jamaica and the Bahamas to discuss regional contingency plans for responding to a drilling disaster. U.S. officials downplay these meetings, and no formal agreement has been reached. But those familiar with the meetings say Cuban participants have been cooperative. "Both sides are taking the matter of protecting their common environment very seriously," said Jorge Pinon, a former oil executive and energy expert at the University of Texas who talks with officials in Washington and Havana."
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,336 Points:2,374,295 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 8:53:09 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse key west, here they come.........
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:5,758 Points:820,155 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 8:49:49 AM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse Probably would be best to work with the Cubans for the benefit of both countries.
orphancarguyPE Champion Author PEI Posts:3,865 Points:737,915 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 8:32:21 AM Ignore orphancarguyPE Report Abuse Why should Cubans care about about Florida's beaches, when the US --pushed by the Cuban 1 percenters in exile--has a draconian embargo against Cuba on just about everything, including energy and investment and trade 50 years after the US invasion failed? I mean, get real. If you want a dog to wag his tail and lick your hand, hitting him with a 2 by 4 for 50 years isn't a helpful way to go about it.
GingoutMD Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,495 Points:713,305 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 8:20:15 AM Ignore GingoutMD Report Abuse Other oil rigs are in or near the Gulf Stream so why is this a big deal?
dgerst Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,721 Points:558,725 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 8:12:52 AM Ignore dgerst Report Abuse If an Oil spill occurred in the gulf stream, it could ruin the US fish supply. The fishing in the gulf stream is the best in the world.
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,017 Points:1,744,760 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 8:00:36 AM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse Nothin' to worry about gulf gold coast, Bp , shell and chevron have great records with their drilling and all have many existing contracts with spill remediation contractors.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,336 Points:2,374,295 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 7:56:49 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse i hope they find some