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Mexico Sends 80,000 Barrels of Fuel to Cuba as Blackouts Worsen

Two Liberia-flagged tankers loaded at Pemex’s Pajaritos complex are expected to offer only short-term relief.

México enviará 80,000 barriles de combustible a Cuba para mitigar los apagones prolongados.
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Dos embarcaciones cargadas con 80 mil barriles de combustible salieron de México rumbo a Cuba para aliviar, aunque sea de forma temporal, la grave crisis eléctrica que vive la isla

Overview

  • Tracking data from the University of Texas Energy Institute shows the Eugenia Gas sailing toward Moa after loading in Mexico, with the Ocean Mariner completing loading before departure.
  • The shipment equals a little more than one day of Cuba’s crude shortfall, as the island needs about 110,000 barrels per day and produces roughly 40,000.
  • Mexico describes the delivery as humanitarian aid to ease prolonged power cuts that have reached 20 or more hours a day in many areas since mid‑2024.
  • Venezuelan supplies to Cuba have fallen to roughly 10,000–30,000 barrels per day, and U.S. naval actions have included interdictions like the Skipper case and a stated blockade targeting sanctioned tankers.
  • Pemex, described as heavily indebted, is providing the cargo as President Claudia Sheinbaum downplays any lasting strain on relations with the United States.