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Oil rig arrives off Cuba for new exploration

December 15, 2012

Bloomberg Businessweek

HAVANA (AP) - A Norwegian-owned platform arrived in waters off Cuba's north-central coast for exploratory drilling by the Russian oil company Zarubezhneft, authorities said Saturday, renewing the island's search for petroleum after three failed wells this year.
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