US EditionSheinbaum says Mexico has not increased oil shipments to Cuba amid Venezuela situation
Mexico supplied 44% of Cuba's oil imports in 2025, filling a gap left by a 63% drop in Venezuelan shipments, with Pemex subsidizing over 10 million barrels.
- On Wednesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico is not sending more oil to Cuba than historically, noting some shipments are contractual or longstanding aid.
- This past week the Financial Times reported Mexico overtook Venezuela as Cuba's main crude supplier after Venezuelan shipments fell by 63% since 2023.
- Industry estimates indicate Mexico ships 12,284 barrels per day to Cuba, representing 44% of its crude imports, while Venezuela exports 9,528 barrels daily, accounting for 34%.
- Reports show Petróleos Mexicanos subsidized shipment of at least 10 million barrels to Cuba and disclosed moving crude and products worth 15.6 billion pesos through Gasolinas Bienestar.
- Media attention this past week highlights the Trump administration's claim that oil shipments to Cuba defy U.S. policy, while Russia remains a distant third exporter.
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Por Valeria León, CNN en Español Helyn de la Paz sonríe cuando se sube al camión que la lleva a su trabajo en una pastelería de Veracruz, en el este de México, hasta donde llegó en caravana de Tapachula, Chiapas, en el sur, en noviembre pasado, tras salir de Cuba. En el trabajo, comparte turno con su hija de 18 años, cantante de ópera. Según Helyn, en Cuba invalidaron su título. Ella misma, psicóloga de formación, afirma que fue “invalidada” por…
By Valeria León, CNN en Español. Helyn de la Paz smiles as she boards the bus that takes her to her job at a pastry shop in Veracruz, in eastern Mexico. She arrived there in a caravan from Tapachula, Chiapas, in the south, last November, after leaving Cuba. At work, she shares shifts with her 18-year-old daughter, an opera singer. According to Helyn, her degree was invalidated in Cuba. A psychologist by training, she says it was "invalidated" be…
Sheinbaum mentioned that even during Enrique Peña Nieto's government, Cuba's debt to Mexico was forgiven, which shows that energy cooperation between the two countries has a long history.
Why is Mexico suddenly Cuba's biggest oil supplier?
Mexico moved ahead of Venezuela in 2025 as Cuba’s main oil supplier, according to a Tuesday article from the Financial Times newspaper, citing new industry data. But President Claudia Sheinbaum was quick to insist that Mexico is not shipping significantly more oil to Cuba than in previous years. Mexico was estimated to have sent a daily average of 12,284 barrels of oil to Cuba in 2025, contributing 44% of the Caribbean island’s crude imports, wh…
By María Verza, Mexico City (AP) — As the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the Trump administration hardens its rhetoric toward Cuba, Mexico is emerging as a key fuel supplier to Havana, a role that could complicate already strained relations with Washington, though the Mexican government insists that exports to the island have not increased. President Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledged Wednesday that “with the current s…
Sheinbaum says Mexico has not increased oil shipments to Cuba amid Venezuela situation
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that Mexico is not sending more oil to Cuba than it has historically, but amid recent events in Venezuela, Mexico has turned into an "important supplier" of crude to Cuba.
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