Manuel Iturralde, president of the event’s Organizing Committee and of the Cuban Society of Geology, told ACN that this topic will be analyzed during the Third Cuban Congress on Oil and Gas, one of the meetings that will take place during the Convention.

He added that participants will have the opportunity to discuss aspects linked to experiences on the exploitation and use of accompanying gas, and deepwater extraction, treatment, transportation and refining of oil.

Also scheduled to take place in parallel with the Convention are conferences on Geology, Geo-Physics, Mining and Informatics for Geosciences, as well as workshops and symposiums on nickel deposits, seismology and geological risks.

Nearly 700 specialists from Latin America, Europe and Asia are expected to attend.
Cuba’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico was opened to foreign investment in June 1999 and it is divided into 59 blocs of 2,000 square kilometers each.