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Input: Introduction: The sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform and the resulting discharge of millions of gallons of crude oil into the sea demonstrated graphically the challenge of environmental protection in the ocean waters shared by Cuba and the United States. 
  
 While the quest for deepwater drilling of oil and gas may slow as a result of the latest calamity, it is unlikely to stop. It came as little surprise, for example, that Repsol recently announced plans to move forward with exploratory oil drilling in Cuban territorial waters later this year. 
  
 As Cuba continues to develop its deepwater oil and natural gas reserves, the consequence to the United States of a similar mishap occurring in Cuban waters moves from the theoretical to the actual. The sobering fact that a Cuban spill could foul hundreds of miles of American coastline and do profound harm to important marine habitats demands cooperative and proactive planning by Washington and Havana to minimize or avoid such a calamity. Also important is the planning necessary to prevent and, if necessary, respond to incidents arising from this country’s oil industry that, through the action of currents and wind, threaten Cuban waters and shorelines. 
  
  
  
 While Washington is working to prevent future disasters in U.S. waters like the Deepwater Horizon, its current policies foreclose the ability to respond effectively to future oil disasters—whether that disaster is caused by companies at work in Cuban waters, or is the result of companies operating in U.S. waters. ||||| ABC News' Kirit Radia reports: 
  
 The United States and Cuba are holding rare talks to discuss the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the State Department said today. The talks are the latest indication the growing oil slick may be moving east towards Florida and Cuba. 
  
 According to Gordon Duguid, a spokesman for the department, the talks are ongoing and said there is no word yet as to their outcome. 
  
 “It is incumbent upon us to inform all of our neighbors, not just the islands, but those countries that could be affected by disasters that happen within our territorial waters,” Duguid said. 
  
 “We have had working level discussions with the Cuban government to keep them informed of developments,” a State Department official said later, speaking on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss ongoing diplomatic engagements. 
  
 “We provided background related to the cause of the spill, stressed that stopping the oil leak is our top priority, and explained the projected movement of the spill as it was known at the time of the communication. We also communicated US desire to maintain a clear line of communication with the Cuban government on developments,” the official added, saying the US had delivered a diplomatic note to Havana on the matter today. 
  
 Talks between the US and Cuba on substantive matters are uncommon, though they had occurred recently to coordinate a humanitarian response to this year’s earthquake in Haiti. The two adversaries have also held ongoing talks on migration and postal issues over the past year. 
  
 The spill, caused by the sinking of the sinking of the oil rig Deepwater Horizon, has continued for nearly a month as the US government and the oil company BP, which owned the rig, have scrambled to stop the leak which is believed to be spewing at least 5,000 barrels of crude each day, sparking environmental concerns at sea and on shore. 
  
 The US has so far received offers of help from 17 countries and organizations, though so far none have been accepted according to the State Department. Duguid, the spokesman, says BP may have accepted some offers but so far the US sees no need for in kind assistance, such as booms and dispersants, that has been offered. - Kirit Radia |||||
Output:
As the oil spill spreads toward Florida and Cuba, the State Department has begun briefing Havana on efforts to control it. "We also communicated US desire to maintain a clear line of communication with the Cuban government on developments,” one official tells ABC. The rare talks between diplomatic enemies better become more common when it comes to oil, writes Robert Muse at the Brookings Institution. That's because Havana is expanding its own offshore exploration. "As Cuba continues to develop its deepwater oil and natural gas reserves, the consequence to the United States of a similar mishap occurring in Cuban waters moves from the theoretical to the actual," he writes. "The sobering fact that a Cuban spill could foul hundreds of miles of American coastline and do profound harm to important marine habitats demands cooperative and proactive planning by Washington and Havana to minimize or avoid such a calamity."