Cuba's oil and natural gas output w...

Cuba's oil and natural gas output will increase 17% this year, reaching the equivalent of a record 341 million barrels (93400 bpd) the president of Cuba's state-run oil monopoly said, reports Reuter (Jan. 13 2003):

Cubapetroleo (Cupet) President Fidel Rivero told the official business weekly Opciones that oil production was forecast at 4154 million metric tons (291 million barrels)