Cuba's Offshore Oil Development: Background and U.S. Policy Considerations

Nerurkar, Neelesh ; Sullivan, Mark P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Submarine oil well drilling;    Oil well drilling;    Energy;    Foreign relations -- Cuba -- U.S.;    Foreign relations -- U.S. -- Cuba;   

RP-ID  :  R41522
RP-ID  :  R41522_2010Nov29

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report first examines Cuba's oil sector, including current production and consumption levels. It then looks at Cuba's offshore development, including the Repsol project, other offshore projects involving state-owed foreign oil companies, and the outlook for Cuba's offshore oil production. The report then analyzes considerations for the United States raised by Cuba's offshore oil development, examining oil spill risks and environmental dangers if spilled oil reaches U.S. waters, the status of disaster coordination between the United States and Cuba, and potential approaches on the issue. The report then examines the debate over broader U.S. involvement in Cuba's offshore oil development, and touches on two outstanding boundary issues related to Cuba's offshore oil development. Finally, the report examines legislative initiatives that reflect two contrasting policy approaches toward Cuba's offshore oil development - one would authorize U.S. investment in the sector, and the other would not affect current prohibitions on U.S. firms' economic dealings with Cuba and would impose sanctions on foreign companies and individuals who support the development of Cuba's petroleum resources.