Cuba expects to produce 20 million barrels of crude in 2007
State-controlled news reports from Cuba said the country will have produced more than 20 million barrels of crude oil and 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas by the end of this year, marking the first time those levels have been reached since 2003.
Reports said the domestic Cuban energy production will be enough to supply 47 percent of the country's fuel needs. The rest of its fuel is supplied at discounted prices by Venezuela.
Cuban energy officials said production could increase in the future, if preliminary plans to explore deeper offshore oil within Cuban waters are ultimately successful.
Cuba expects to produce 20 million barrels of crude in 2007
