Cuba's Offshore Oil Development Background and U.S. Policy Considerations

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign relations.

Natural gas in submerged lands.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Examines Cuban oil sector, including current production and consumption levels; and Cuban offshore development, including the Repsol project, other offshore projects involving state-owed foreign oil companies, and outlook for Cuban offshore oil production. Analyzes considerations for the U.S. raised by Cuban offshore oil development, examining oil spill risks and environmental dangers if spilled oil reaches U.S. waters, status of disaster coordination between the U.S. and Cuba, and potential approaches to the issue. Summarizes debate over broader U.S. involvement in Cuban offshore oil development as well as outstanding boundary issues related to Cuban offshore oil development. Analyzes legislative initiatives in the 111th and 112th Congresses that reflect contrasting policy approaches toward Cuban offshore oil development

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Cuba's Offshore Oil Development

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0554

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