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It is tough to prove a negative. But I am mostly convinced China is not drilling in Cuban waters.

There are news reports for all the other countries/companies when the reach agreement. There are reports about no drilling until 2009. There are reports about the Chinese and others trying to secure rights to drill. There are reports of the location of every offshore drilling rig in the world. I have found nothing like an industry report that speaks of the Chinese winning a bid or drilling.

I have sent a few emails to some of the more reliable sources that have said China is drilling. All of them are unanswered beyond confirmation receipt.

Example of news report:

PDVSA {Venezuela} has also taken out blocks in the gulf, as have Spain's Repsol-YPF, India's ONGC and Nordsk Hydro, Vietnam state oil and gas group Petrovietnam, Malaysia's state-run Petronas and Canada's Sherritt International.

All are still performing seismic studies and not yet drilling.

Petrobras studying block in deep Cuban waters
http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-8252—5-5—.html

Any drilling is not going on now.

Cuba Postpones Drilling The Strip ‘Til 2009
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002821/posts