More Good News For The Bakken: A Second Cuban Off-Shore Well Comes Up Dry

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Officials from Cuban national oil company Cubapetroleo announced Monday that the country's second exploratory offshore oil well proved to be unproductive, according to The Associated Press.

Because of a U.S. embargo of Cuba, oil companies exploring around the country have been forced to rely upon a single rig constructed of less than 10 percent American-made parts, which has made exploration difficult.

Spanish oil company Repsol attempted one well that came up dry in May, but soon after opted out of a second proposed well. This second dry well was drilled in concert by Petronas subsidiary PC Gulf and Gazpromneft, from Malaysia and Russia, respectively.