[NYTr] Venez, Cuba Go for AFter Offshore Oil Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 09:38:52 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles PDVSA-CUPET Go for Oil Offshore Cuba Havana, August 2 (acn) The first offshore oil exploration project in Cuba's Exclusive Economic Zone was announced on Wednesday by two business partners, Venezuela's Oil Corporation (CVP) and the host Cuba's CUPET. Six blocks covering some 10 thousand square kilometers have been included in this joint-risk operation. Light-oil fields to meet steady production are expected to be confirmed. Around 4,000km 2D seismic offshore and 530km 2D seismic in shallow waters will be explored during the first stage. This is the first deep water exploration project undertaken by PDVSA in this kind of environment. Another nine agreements have been signed between the two nations in terms of energy, as part of the Venezuelan initiative for Latin American integration called the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). * ================================================================= .NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems . Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us . .339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org . List Archives: https://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ . Subscribe: https://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================