Cuba Gulf of Mexico Oil Exploration Opportunity
Cuba - Gulf of Mexico, an Oil Rich Region
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Prospectivity and Market
Gulf of Mexico - one of the world's great petroleum
mega provinces
Under-explored south-eastern margin of the Gulf of
Mexico
Limited application of modern exploration techniques
due to 50+ year US embargo
Currently producing ~45,000 barrels of oil and 3 million
cubic metres of gas per day
Infrastructure in place
Strong focus on increasing domestic production
Few western companies operating in oil industry
TSX-listed Sherritt producing oil adjacent to Block 9
~14,000 barrels oil and ~3MCM gas per day at low operating
cost of US$8/bbl in Q3 2017*
Cuba Significant Undiscovered Potential
Gulf of Mexico
North Cube
Platform Margin
Carbonate AU
130 Km
Escarpment
SHELF
North Cuba
Foreland Basin AU
FLORIDA
CUBA
Atlantic
Ocean
BAHAMA
PLATFORM
YUCATAN
PLATFORM
North Cuba
Fold and Thrust
Bet AU
Yucatan
Basin
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
US Geological Survey (2004): "Total undiscovered technically
recoverable reserves in North Cuba Basin of 4.6 billion barrels of
crude oil, 9.8Tcf of natural gas and 900 million barrels of natural
gas liquids"
Oil Terminal
Modern drilling rig in Cuba
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*Sherritt International Corporation Third Quarter 2017 ReportView entire presentation