Green brought treasure now already a long time in the Caribbean sea is formulating a new explorer, as more and more countries in the region of offshore oil exploration.
From the Bahamas and Cuba Aruba, suriname, international oil companies are lining up to locate potential rich offshore deposits in the Caribbean. Countries want drilling could lead to a black gold rich ore, reducing the demand for imported oil and economic diversification.
For many, this is a dream for a long time. Due to the Dominican songwriter Juan luis gamla once sang, "if oil came out from here, oh, but there are light and hope."
So far, the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago is the only major hydrocarbon producer in the Caribbean, its waters filled with offshore platform. The country is located in the coast of venezuela, has the world's largest proven oil reserves is about 7 miles (11 km). Pushing for deepwater drilling, and with the British oil company BP signed a prospecting for new products into the contract.
Other Caribbean countries also more and more approval or at least is actively searching for offshore oil and gas exploration.
The Bahamas recently announced that it will try to offshore exploration drilling, and said that it should have enough information, at the end of 2014, to determine whether it can move forward with production. First of all have to make a decision on the matter of ballot initiatives. The Bahamas oil co., LTD. Chief executive Simon potter said, a drill to drill, about 22000 feet (6705 meters) deep in the ocean, in about 1600 feet (488 meters) of water, nearby Cuba sea territory.
Barbados, and Jamaica also has been seeking exploratory well in their ocean, and the anglo-dutch announced in December last year, it is ready to nearby French Guiana, the French overseas department, and other companies are exploring sank its third in deep waters offshore.
"Used to be a trickle become a stream in the Caribbean, rapidly expand leasing products and deepwater exploration drilling permits issued a new announcement, said:" lee hunt, headquartered in Houston, consultant, retired last year, the President of international association of drilling contractors for a long time.
Explore driving part is full of worries, nearly 2 years of Venezuelan President Hugo chavez's cancer fighting, died on March 5, will affect the Venezuelan aid program called against, 17 Caribbean countries preferential conditions of oil sales.
Against the region offers $1.4 billion worth of venezuela's oil last year, Cuba's main beneficiary. Mr Chavez's successor, nicolas maduro says he will stop aid, but his challenger in elections on April 14th, governor henrique Capriles oil, has pledged to cut subsidies Cuba and reassess against program, if elected.
It is very important to keep the flow of oil. Caribbean countries generate almost all of the imported oil, but their power from the region have advantageous solar, wind and other alternative energy.
In spite of this, many people in the area I'm afraid the famous clear water, fringing reef and white sand beach, the last wounded to any future oil boom, threats, many countries have rich ore is dependent on tourism. Even if there is the possibility of unexpected harvest is still very far away, regional officials have begun discussing how they would cooperate of major accidents, such as the deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of Mexico in 2010.
He said: "first of all, we must prevent any form of leaks. Secondly, if what happens, we must ensure that everyone working together, ernesto Soberon, the Bahamas, Cuba's ambassador to China, guzman said:" in regional negotiations about the spill to prepare this month Bahamaian in Nassau.
Currents almost guarantee in a Caribbean nation, a big leak will significantly affect the neighbors, and perhaps even the east coast of the United States. Many gulf communities of the deepwater horizon accident, is one of the country's largest offshore oil spill.
"If oil prices rise to the surface, surface current, it will start to flow to our salt water and the sea, and said," captain John slaughter, chief planning, preparation and response to the U.S. coast guard headquarters is located in the Miami area 7. "We will take all necessary action, we can prevent this from happening."
Add complications, throughout the Caribbean, in addition to Trinidad and Tobago, is still an uncertain frontier offshore oil and gas, jorge pinot, Latin America and the Caribbean in energy expert at the university of Texas in Austin, said.
Authorized ultra-deep deposits, for example, Cuba, estimated to hold 500 million to 900 million barrels of oil exploration and drilling, but the dream is in preliminary exploration Wells last year was not successful, large-scale platform, train their sailing distance, is not scheduled return date.
, "pinault says:" a lot of work to be done to understand the complexity of the geological and seismic research in the area and the possibility of commercial oil and gas reservoirs, and have a look.
However, such doubts, pushed aside, mostly with oil prices above $100 a barrel. And Caribbean governments are trying to attract more oil company, sent offshore drilling platform, can cost up to $500000 a day operation requires expensive gamble.
In Guyana and suriname, officials busy license agreement, and offer a long-neglected basin, the U.S. geological survey estimates that last year there were "significant undiscovered conventional oil potential."
In deepwater drilling has started to shut down, Guyana international consortium, last year, the upper limit of high pressure underwater depth of 16000 feet (4876 metres) above the safety issue. Several oil companies still think the area is promising, Spanish energy company repsol tower of company and British petroleum PLC is negotiating new licenses, according to Guyana/natural resources minister Robert pell. Wells were sunk in Colombia's Caribbean coast waters last year.
Pell sauder, said: "now I can tell you that basin is very, very crowded, but we have some unused blocks to".
So many countries want to get rich, the hunter predict interest in major oil companies will be bigger and bigger.
"He said," is no longer in the Caribbean
 



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