US and Cuba attempt to close gap

Forerunner: the semi-submersible Scarabeo 9 is working off Cuba

Reuters/Keppel Offshore & Marine

By TOM DARIN LISKEY Houston

 02 March 2012 01:54 GMT

THE US and Cuba, among other regional nations including Mexico, have held a series of talks that could pave the way for them to co-ordinate oil spill containment efforts as drilling activity accelerates in the post-Macondo Gulf of Mexico. 

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