Overview
- The Ocean Mariner delivered an estimated 85,000 to 90,000 barrels of oil to Havana on January 10.
- Shipping data show the vessel departed Pemex’s Pajaritos complex in Veracruz on January 5.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico will keep supplying Cuba, describing some deliveries as humanitarian and others as contractual.
- U.S. enforcement escalated with a fifth seizure of a Venezuela‑linked tanker on January 9, heightening tensions over regional energy flows.
- Mexico has overtaken Venezuela as Cuba’s main oil supplier, while the island still needs roughly 110,000 to 120,000 barrels per day and endures lengthy blackouts.