Cuba Is Not Receiving Oil From Any Supplier For The First Time In A Decade
6- 10.02.2026, 11:58
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Mexico's decision was a new blow to Havana.
The Caribbean island nation of Cuba has gone a month without oil imports for the first time in a decade.
According to Bloomberg.
Mexico's decision to cut off all oil shipments to Cuba was a new blow to the fuel-starved country.
Mexico has become Havana's main oil supplier after U.S. President Donald Trump last month ordered the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and cut off fuel shipments from the country that has been the communist island's most loyal ally.
Bloomberg calculates that monthly crude shipments from Mexico helped Cuba produce enough gasoline to meet demand for about a month.
According to data from shipping reports and Kpler Ltd, the island's oil imports hit zero in January for the first time since 2015.
Supplies have been under threat since December, when the U.S. launched a naval blockade to pursue "shadow fleets" transporting sanctioned oil from countries such as Venezuela and Russia.
Trump is seeking to undermine Cuba's communist government after overthrowing Venezuela's socialist leader, and the crackdown on fuel supplies is squeezing the Cuban economy.
Monthly lines at gas stations across Havana are getting worse. The country faces shortages of everything from cooking gas to water and electricity.
A shortage of jet fuel has forced Havana to tell airlines that they will not be able to refuel on the island for the next month. At least two major beach resorts had to close because of gasoline shortages.
Cuba itself has been the target of U.S. sanctions since the 1960s, but Mexican oil shipped to Cuba under the guise of humanitarian aid has allowed it to function.
According to Kpler, Mexico and Venezuela met nearly 80 percent of the island's imported oil needs last year.
It is difficult to estimate how long the motor fuel reserves will last because Cuba does not disclose that information.
In a rare comment made in 2024, a government official said gasoline demand on the island of about 10 million people is about 8,200 barrels a day and is only partially met because of sanctions and the embargo.
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