Overview
- President Trump’s January 29 executive order threatens tariffs on any country supplying oil to Cuba, following U.S. actions that halted Venezuelan deliveries and prompted Mexico to pause shipments.
- A fire at Havana’s Ñico López refinery on Friday was contained without injuries, with Cuba’s Energy and Mines Ministry saying the cause is under investigation.
- Cuban authorities have imposed emergency rationing, cutting public transport, shortening school and work weeks, limiting fuel sales and reducing hospital staffing to conserve dwindling supplies.
- Jet fuel has run out at Cuban airports, leading several airlines to suspend service and arrange repatriation flights as tourism and travel are further disrupted.
- Mexico sent two navy ships carrying more than 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Havana, as the UN urges lifting broad unilateral measures and maritime trackers report no foreign oil tankers reaching Cuba in weeks.