Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens
NPR • • world
Key Points:
- Cuba is expecting its first Russian oil shipment of 2024, carried by the Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, which is about 3,000 nautical miles away and expected to arrive in 10 days amid ongoing severe power outages on the island.
- The shipment contains 730,000 barrels of crude oil, which after refining could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel, sufficient to meet Cuba's daily diesel demand for approximately nine to ten days.
- Another vessel, the Hong Kong-flagged Sea Horse, carrying around 200,000 barrels of diesel, is also en route to Cuba, likely to supply critical sectors such as transportation and agriculture, though overall diesel supplies remain insufficient.
- Cuba’s energy crisis
