US OKs Cuba Spill Licenses

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The US government has issued licensesfor oil spill containment and cleanup equip-ment for use by US companies in case of anoil spill in Cuban waters, where a Spanishoil company will soon begin drilling, the USdrilling regulator said on Tuesday.The government is evaluating the safetyand emergency plans of Repsol YPF, whichplans to explore for oil 5,600 feet (1,706meters) deep in the Gulf of Mexico later thisyear when a Chinese-made rig arrives, saidMichael Bromwich, head of the US Bureauof Safety and Environmental Enforcement.