Santo Domingo.- Samples of the recently discovered petroleum seeping out from a riverbank near the eastern city Higüey have been certified by a specialized lab, which even classified it within the three groups of the highest quality crude which include the oil exploited in Cuba, the Director of Mining revealed Thursday.
Octavio Lopez said the analyses found that the crude’s sulfur content is below the one percent (0.09%) benchmark for the pollutant.
He said the Cuban scientist Rafael Pertreiro classified it within the three oil groups found in any region of the world and the quality of the samples analyzed are comparable with the high quality crude being drilled by Cuba. “But we want to be very specific, very clear, what we’re saying is that the samples we took from a petroleum flow detected in Higuey have been analyzed, in fact have established that is of good quality.”
Lopez, interviewed on Channel 45, added that there are no figures on whether the crude found in the country is enough to warrant spending on drilling.
From: United States, Brooklyn
Drill it nonetheless
Written by: Atabey, 18 Nov 2010 4:22 PM
From: United States, NYC
The first question is good. The first step is positive: the oil is high quality. The second question: Is there enough oil to warrant investing in drilling? Must now be answered. I hope so.
Written by: riosm, 18 Nov 2010 4:30 PM
From: United States
Maybe the latest earth quakes in the last 2 years had something to do with this oil seeping ?
About 1 mile from my house in Southern California we have water springs and a bottomless lake right on the San Andreas fault line and after little shakers it flows and grows.
Written by: xwill7, 18 Nov 2010 4:49 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
rio,
some say that cali will be an island... Do you think that people from Mexico will use yolas? lol
Written by: riosm, 18 Nov 2010 5:29 PM
From: United States
Xwill,
Soon to be a big Island...just wait till the old San Andreas shakes her stuff [I believe were way over due].
Just think with predicted global warning and rising beach water Al Gore bought a "MILLIONS $$$" mansion on the beach in northern Calif. one would ask why ?
I guess this Global warming stuff really pays out.
Take care.
Written by: walnut, 19 Nov 2010 12:38 AM
From: Bouvet Island, Cayuga lakeside
Probably a few barrels of oil thrown into the river as trash. And now it seeps out and the DR scientists think they have discovered a new crude source. Wanna bet?
From: Puerto Rico, United States, HAITI, Puerto Rico
Scientists and experts have always said that Haiti and DR have oil potential. This is a positive step. We'll see what the future brings.
From: United States, New brunswick NJ
Even if oil is there and they do drill the only one's who will benifit are the crooks in office .
From: United States, Orange County, California
That's old news. Now what? what is the next step?
Written by: Gringo_1, 19 Nov 2010 7:50 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Maimon (Bonao)
Relax, it is a leakly pipeline. There is no oil in the DR which is economic.
From: United States
theres a lot of petroleum in dr/haiti, thats a fact! now, leonel frenandez, not prd burros, need to invest in this project and go from there!
From: United States
theres a lot of petroleum in dr/haiti, thats a fact! now, leonel frenandez, not prd burros, need to invest in this project and go from there!
From: United States
jarabacoa says this
theres a lot of petroleum in dr/haiti, thats a fact! now, leonel frenandez, not prd burros, need to invest in this project and go from there
a fact? then, why did you not tell them this before, so they could stop looking for it? i mean, you should know where it is, if it is a FACT that it is there.
From: Dominican Republic
Drill it?
I know of a small creek with oil layers floating.
And alas, there is a petrol station near by....
Nothing out of the ordinary here.
From: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
Overall, I think the countries without oil are luckier than those that have oil, especially if they are not among the major powers
Written by: riosm, 19 Nov 2010 4:20 PM
From: United States
I hope everything works out, maybe we can say ADIOS ! Hugo-a-go-go.
Carpintero,
Maybe the price of gas will go down in the future.....
From: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
risom
Except in socialist countries, the price of gas is primarily set by the world market.
Written by: riosm, 19 Nov 2010 11:16 PM
From: United States
LOL........Are we now a fully socialist Country ?
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Drill it nonetheless
About 1 mile from my house in Southern California we have water springs and a bottomless lake right on the San Andreas fault line and after little shakers it flows and grows.
some say that cali will be an island... Do you think that people from Mexico will use yolas? lol
Soon to be a big Island...just wait till the old San Andreas shakes her stuff [I believe were way over due].
Just think with predicted global warning and rising beach water Al Gore bought a "MILLIONS $$$" mansion on the beach in northern Calif. one would ask why ?
I guess this Global warming stuff really pays out.
Take care.
theres a lot of petroleum in dr/haiti, thats a fact! now, leonel frenandez, not prd burros, need to invest in this project and go from there
a fact? then, why did you not tell them this before, so they could stop looking for it? i mean, you should know where it is, if it is a FACT that it is there.
I know of a small creek with oil layers floating.
And alas, there is a petrol station near by....
Nothing out of the ordinary here.
Carpintero,
Maybe the price of gas will go down in the future.....
Except in socialist countries, the price of gas is primarily set by the world market.