Exploratory oil drilling completed in Gulf off Cuba

HAVANA, July 25 (Reuters) – Drilling of an exploratory well in Cuba’s virgin Gulf of Mexico waters that could make the Communist nation an oil exporter and undermine the U.S. embargo has been completed, a senior official said.

“The drilling has ended and the Spanish company is assessing the results. We don’t know if there is good quality oil yet. We expect to be informed in two weeks,” the Cuban official, who spoke on the condition he was not identified, said on Saturday evening.

Reuters