[Ben Ficklin]

Cuba has 59 deepwater blocks in the Gulf. 28 have been leased to Venezuela's PVDSA, Brazil's Petrobras, Spain's Repsol, Vietnam's Petrovietnam, Malaysia's Petronas, Norway's Nordsk Hydro, Indias's ONGC, and Canada's Sherritt. No China drilling, tho there are still blocks open for the future.

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The GOP is spreading the China mis-info to influence public opinion just as they did back in 2006 when they where trying to get the Domenici-Landrieu Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act passed to open up Area 181 in the Gulf.

The reason they play the China card is to make you jerk your knee so hard, you won't question the Cuba embargo, which not only prevents US companies from drilling Cuban waters, but also prevents any oil produced there from being refined by US refineries, or in US refineries in the Virgin Islands.

[thackney]

Thank you for the link.