Cuba leases to bring deepwater drilling within 50 miles of Key West

[naaman fletcher]

By next summer, a huge semi-submersible oil rig is expected to be stationed about 40 to 50 miles from Key West for deepwater drilling to explore for oil in the Straits of Florida.

The rig is part of a vast international business operation. The vessel was made in China, it’s owned by the Italian oil company Eni SpA, and it will be operated by Repsol, Spain’s oil and natural gas firm, which is also leasing the area known as the Jaguey from Cuba to look for oil.

http://www.keysnet.com/2010/09/09/256493/cuba-leases-to-bring-deepwater.html

Lots more at the link. Personally I am opposed to drilling off of the coast of florida.