Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said on January 7 that Mexico is now an important provider of crude to Cuba.
- Sheinbaum asked state oil company Pemex to deliver detailed shipment figures, pressing for clarity on flows typically kept confidential.
- The Financial Times reported that Mexican barrels to Cuba surpassed Venezuela’s in 2025, a claim not independently verified in the articles.
- U.S. authorities announced a naval blockade around Venezuela in late December and have seized multiple tankers, including one on December 10 bound for Cuba, which Havana said would directly affect its energy system.
- Sheinbaum noted that Mexico has sent oil to Cuba for many years under export contracts as well as for humanitarian reasons.