Reuters
quoted
sources
close
to
the
project
as
saying
drillers
had
encountered
harder
rock
beneath
the
sea
bed
than
expected,
which
combined
with
other
minor
problems,
had
slowed
progress.
When
drilling
began
on
1
February
Spanish
oil
giant
Repsol
YPF
said
drilling
of
the
deep-water
well
was
anticipated
to
take
about
60
days
to
complete.
A
Repsol
spokesman
could
not
confirm
on
Friday
the
projected
mid-May
completion
date,
when
contacted
by
Reuters.
This
well,
which
is
in
1706
metres
of
water
off
the
communist-run
island's
north-west
coast,
is
the
first
of
five
currently
planned,…
