Cuba Reaches out to Brazil
July 20th, 2008
Courtesy of Project Syndicate, an excellent analysis of Cuba’s gradual process of changing Cuba’s economy and international relations and – most specifically – efforts to ensure Cuba is not held captive by its one international supporter at present: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. “…Castro believes in giving farm workers greater incentives. He has authorized the sale […]
Read more »Russia Oil Companies Eye Gulf Of Mexico Exploration via Cuba
July 2nd, 2008
Via DowJones, a report that Russian energy companies OAO Gazprom (OGZPY) and OAO Lukoil Holdings (LUKOY) may revive Soviet-era ties to enter the oil-rich Gulf of the Mexico – through its Cuban backdoor. As the article notes: “…Gazprom and Lukoil “are interested by” Cuban hydrocarbons acreage, the country’s Basic Industry Minister Yadira Garcia told Dow […]
Read more »Cuba’s Oil-Rich Waters
January 20th, 2008
As reported by Energy Daily, Brazil has signed a deal that would give Brazil’s Petrobras access to Cuban potentially oil-rich waters, where it hopes to begin drilling in the next two years. As the article notes: “…While Petrobras and Cuba already have a longstanding relationship, [the] agreement marked the first time the Brazilian company would […]
Read more »More on the Axis of Oil: Venezuela Pumps (Up) Cuba’s Oil Industry
October 18th, 2007
News via Energy Daily that Cuba and Venezuela have signed agreements aimed at strengthening their economic ties, particularly in the energy sector, where Caracas hopes to bolster Cuba’s oil industry. “…Potential oil reserves off the coast of Cuba have in recent years piqued the interest of both regional and global oil powers like Venezuela, the […]
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