Can Cuba Survive Without Venezuela’s Oil?
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Cuba requires 100,000 barrels of oil daily to maintain electricity, transportation, and industrial operations, but is currently receiving far less due to U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector.
- The Trump administration's control over Venezuela's oil industry has severely limited Cuba's oil imports, leading to critical shortages of diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel.
- Prolonged blackouts and dwindling fuel reserves threaten to cause a severe humanitarian crisis and economic collapse in Cuba, experts warn.
- Essential services are already being impacted, with a government broadcaster in central Cuba going off-air for days due to lack of diesel, and many residents facing water shortages due to power outages.
