Oil pump at the beach, Cuba. The US Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that Cuba has 9 billion barrels of oil. In October 2008, the Cuban government announced that it had discovered oil basins which would double its total oil reserves to 20 billion barrels, mostly in off-shore oil. If the estimates are accurate, then Cuba would have one of the top 20 reserves in the world. Caption: Wikipedia. Photo source: ©© Barryegan
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Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Florida International University (FIU) researchers have drafted a plan to best prepare South Florida for a possible oil spill off the coast of Cuba.
The proximity of intended Cuban oil drilling and production puts the U.S. coastal zone at risk from Florida to the Carolinas and northward. Oil from a spill would quickly enter the Gulf Stream and reach Florida’s shores in hours or days…
