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Tag Archives: oil
April 27, 2012
CUBA CENTRAL News Blast: Florida’s Foreign Policy and the eternal cynicism of the sunshine mind
In Florida, relations with Cuba are serious business. Ask Miami Marlin’s manager Ozzie Guillen, publicly shamed and forced to apologize to save his job for talking about Fidel Castro’s longevity. Or worse, ask Airline Brokers Company, a Coral Gables-based travel provider that recently helped fly 340 pilgrims to Cuba for… read more »
April 23, 2012
CNPC,PDVSA to start building joint refinery in late April
Reuters- State-run China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) will start building their mega joint refinery on China’s southern coast later this month, a move would pave the way for more Venezuelan oil to flow to the world’s second-largest oil user. CNPC, which operates key businesses… read more »
April 19, 2012
Cuba backs Argentina’s YPF oil company expropriation
Reuters- Communist Cuba on Thursday declared its support for Argentina’s decision to expropriate a 51 percent controlling stake in the South American country’s largest oil company, YPF, from Spanish owned Repsol. “Cuba reiterates its solidarity with the Republic of Argentina and that this nation has a permanent sovereign right over… read more »
April 13, 2012
CUBA CENTRAL Newsblast: Flashback/Fast Forward: Obama, Cuban Docs, and the Summit of the Americas
As President Obama makes his way to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas – “to tout his trade record and convince millions of Hispanic voters back home he cares about the region,” as Reuters tartly reported – we found ourselves thinking back three years when he last attended this… read more »
April 11, 2012
Mexico’s Calderon to visit Cuba, seek better relations
Jeff Franks, Reuters- Mexican President Felipe Calderon will visit Cuba on Wednesday for a quick trip to patch up bruised relations with the communist island and discuss possible business ventures, including oil deals. With just seven months remaining in his six-year term, it will be Calderon’s first trip to Cuba… read more »
March 22, 2012
US oil spill plan prepares for Cuba
Jennifer Ray, AP-If a future oil spill in the Caribbean Sea threatens American shores, a new federal plan obtained by The Associated Press would hinge on cooperation from neighboring foreign governments. Now that Cuba is the neighbor drilling for oil, cooperation is hard to guarantee. The International Offshore Response Plan… read more »
March 9, 2012
The U.S. rarely has a kind word for Cuba or its government. So, it was noteworthy this week when our State Department released its 2011 annual reports on drug trafficking and money laundering and Cuba received good marks for its counter-narcotic efforts. The brief section on Cuba in the report,… read more »
March 2, 2012
CUBA CENTRAL News Blast:Diplomacy and Double Standards; Rene Gonzalez’s Humanitarian Request
If you needed another reminder about the double standards of U.S. diplomacy relating to all issues Cuba, this week provided another powerful example. After weeks of conflict with Egypt, and tormenting days of impasse for the families of 16 Americans held in that country as part of a crackdown on… read more »
February 15, 2012
Oil spill in Venezuela spurs protest by citizens demanding return of water supply
AP-Hundreds of protesters blocked streets and burned tires in eastern Venezuela on Wednesday to demand clean water after a recent oil spill polluted rivers and streams that supply local storage tanks. “We have not had water for a week,” said Maria Rodriguez, an angry 26-year-old housewife who joined the protest… read more »
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