Canadian Firm Strikes Oil In Western Nicaragua
Canadian oil-exploration company Norwood Resources Ltd. announced last week that it has found 438 million barrels of crude oil in San Rafael del Sur, in western Nicaragua.
The company, which has declined Nica Times requests for an interview, said in a release that “there is an abundance of oil.”
–Tim Rogers
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