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Mexico Became Cuba’s Top Oil Supplier in 2025 With Pemex Cargoes Continuing Through December

Records from trade platforms with industry trackers show continued Pemex-linked shipments despite U.S. pressure.

Overview

  • Financial Times, citing Kpler and Banco de México data, reports Mexico surpassed Venezuela as Cuba’s main petroleum supplier in 2025.
  • In the first 13 months of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s term, exports to Cuba totaled about 17.04 million barrels valued at roughly $1.091 billion.
  • Trade records show a November 24 export of about 13 million liters of automotive diesel worth more than $14.6 million via the Veritrade platform.
  • Shipments have been executed by Pemex affiliate Gasolinas Bienestar, with Cuba’s state importer Coreydan S.A. listed as recipient.
  • Satellite tracking shows the Liberian-flag tanker Ocean Mariner made multiple MexicoCuba runs in 2025, delivering a cargo that arrived in Havana on Christmas Eve, as operations drew U.S. criticism and briefly slowed in September and October.