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Mexico Says It Will Seek to Restart Oil Shipments to Cuba Through Private Firms

The move offers a possible commercial route to ease Cuba’s fuel shortages while leaving operational details and exposure to U.S. penalty threats unresolved.

FILE - A man walks past a gas station that has run out of fuel, located near the U.S Embassy, pictured in the background, in Havana, Cuba, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
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A fuel tanker truck bearing the logo of state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) drives along an avenue in Mexico City on October 1, 2025. | (Getty Images)

Overview

  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced her government wants to resume fuel deliveries to Cuba using commercial and privately owned transport firms rather than state-owned carriers.
  • Sheinbaum gave no timeline or operational specifics and said the mechanism would rely on private companies that hold permits to move fuel to the island.
  • The announcement comes as Cuba faces a deep fuel-driven crisis that has produced widespread power outages, water shortages, reduced work hours, suspended surgeries and spoiled food.
  • Previous state-linked supplies were halted after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on countries that ship oil to Cuba and since then only one Russian tanker reportedly delivered 730,000 barrels that were used within a month.
  • Mexico also said it will continue sending humanitarian aid, but the plan’s success will depend on private carriers’ willingness to accept legal and financial risks from U.S. policy and on how Washington responds.