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04-28-2009, 02:00 PM
After several weeks of oceanographically plotting some 35,000 square kilometers of Dominican underwater territory, Spanish investigators are leaving the country and will return in November with the conclusions of their study. Researchers say it is premature to speculate whether there are any commercially exploitable oil deposits off the shore of the Dominican Republic.
During a press conference held by the Spanish technicians, they said that the full analysis would take three years.
The initial reports were delivered by Andres Carpo, chief investigator of the Caribenorte project, sponsored by the Spanish government and the Complutense University of Madrid.
The marine floor survey was conducted by technicians aboard Oceanography Research Vessel Hesperides and the Dominican Navy's GC 109 Orion, which provided hydrological specialists to assist in the investigation.
Twenty seismographs were installed on the surface and connected to Santo Domingo's UASD University and the Mining Department.
The investigators covered the area from San Pedro de Macoris in the southeast to Peravia in the southwest in the search for marine data up to 1000 meters deep. There is a lot of work yet to be done, since in the area known as the Fosa de los Muertos (the Deep of the Dead) the depth is 5,000 meters.
Meanwhile, director of mining Octavio Lopez emphasized that the information that has been obtained is very valuable for the country's geographical database and can be used in natural disaster prevention. Spanish Ambassador Diego Bermejo thanked the Dominican authorities for their help.
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During a press conference held by the Spanish technicians, they said that the full analysis would take three years.
The initial reports were delivered by Andres Carpo, chief investigator of the Caribenorte project, sponsored by the Spanish government and the Complutense University of Madrid.
The marine floor survey was conducted by technicians aboard Oceanography Research Vessel Hesperides and the Dominican Navy's GC 109 Orion, which provided hydrological specialists to assist in the investigation.
Twenty seismographs were installed on the surface and connected to Santo Domingo's UASD University and the Mining Department.
The investigators covered the area from San Pedro de Macoris in the southeast to Peravia in the southwest in the search for marine data up to 1000 meters deep. There is a lot of work yet to be done, since in the area known as the Fosa de los Muertos (the Deep of the Dead) the depth is 5,000 meters.
Meanwhile, director of mining Octavio Lopez emphasized that the information that has been obtained is very valuable for the country's geographical database and can be used in natural disaster prevention. Spanish Ambassador Diego Bermejo thanked the Dominican authorities for their help.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)