Havana Affair - Can Oil Soothe US-Cuba Relations?

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In 2009 offshore exploration will begin in Cuba's section of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Should discoveries be made, oil could prove the catalyst for a thaw in relations between the US and Cuba, long-time enemies in the Florida Straits. Cuba potentially offers the US a new source of oil on its doorstep.