PAN member Marko Cortés Mendoza questioned that these dispatches have been classified under the label of “humanitarian aid.”
CDMX, Mexico. – Mexican Senator Marko Cortés Mendoza urged the federal government to submit “urgently” a detailed and public report on shipments of hydrocarbons and subsidized fuels to Cuba “from October 1 to date.”
In the point of agreement that he will present before the Senate, the PAN legislator also held accountable the general director of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Víctor Rodríguez Padilla, and the Secretary of Energy, Luz Elena González, after – according to an investigation by Mexicans against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI)— Oil shipments to the Island have tripled.
Cortés questioned that these dispatches have been classified under the label of “humanitarian aid” despite the fact that, according to the NGO Prisoners Defenders, “the current regime has 1,185 people imprisoned – including women and children – for political reasons” and as retaliation for demonstrating peacefully.
The federal government must explain why it sends subsidized fuel to Cuba under the pretext of “humanitarian aid,” when that regime imprisons more than a thousand people, including women and children, for political reasons.
Mexicans’ money should be used to attend…
— Marko Cortés (@MarkoCortes) October 19, 2025
In the document, the senator stated: “Shipping to Cuba from ‘Gasolina Bienestar’, a branch company of PEMEX, totaled 3,000 million dollars between May and August 2025, this is equivalent to approximately 60,000 million pesos, while during the six-year term of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018–2024) shipments were 1,000 million.”
The petition requests that the government report detail, “in an exhaustive manner,” the total volumes of crude oil, diesel, jet fuel and other derivatives shipped, their estimated economic value—including implicit subsidies—as well as the ports of departure (for example, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and Tampico, Tamaulipas) and those of destination in Cuba.
Likewise, it demands a list of ships used—including the Sandino and the Ocean Mariner—with maritime routes, departure and arrival dates, and “the reasons that justify use a sanctioned vessel” along with an evaluation of the risk of economic, financial and diplomatic sanctions for Mexico. The senator stressed that the Sandino has been included since September 24, 2019 on the list of sanctioned vessels of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), of the United States Department of the Treasury.
Cortés also asked to identify the state companies or subsidiaries responsible “such as Gasolinas Bienestar, SA de CV, created in 2022 as a subsidiary of PEMEX for these exports”, and include “the financial impact on PEMEX”, citing “losses reported by this subsidiary exceeding 324 million dollars, approximately 5,836 million pesos, attributed to these subsidies”, as well as the source of financing with resources Mexican publics.
The legislator also warned that the Government cannot selectively apply the principles of foreign policy “and set aside the principle of respect, protection and promotion of human rights.”
Finally, the senator from Michoacán pointed out that his appeal seeks to “guarantee transparency and accountability in the use of public resources of Claudia Sheinbaum’s Government,” and stated that, given “the opacity” regarding these operations, it is pertinent to explain why these resources are not allocated to national priorities such as attention to natural disasters, educational infrastructure, investigation of federal crimes and security.
Previously, PEMEX refused to deliver to The Universal the payment vouchers that the Cuban regime would have made to Mexico for oil shipments since 2023. According to the newspaper report, the subsidiary Gasolinas Bienestar responded: “In accordance with article 63 of the Law of the State Public Company, Petróleos Mexicanos, is constituted as a commercial company under private law and does not constitute a parastatal entity, so it cannot be considered an obligated subject in matters of transparency.” The company also invoked article 117 of that law to deny the request.
That position was questioned by Eduardo Bohórquez, director of Transparencia Mexicana, who recalled the scope of article 6 of the constitution regarding access to information and accountability. “It is not because of its nature as a parastatal or private company that the information must be provided, but because the company name receives or exercises public resources,” he stated.
According to Bohórquez, obligated entities must preserve documents in updated files and publish complete information on the use of public resources and result indicators.
Recent data reported by PEMEX to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), cited by Industry & Energy Magazineindicate that the oil company increased the value of its hydrocarbon exports to Cuba by 6% in the first half of 2025, with an average of 17,900 barrels per day (bd) shipped in that period.
These shipments represented 3.3% of PEMEX’s total crude oil exports and 1.8% of its petroleum products exports in the semester. In parallel, TV Aztecabased on information from the Ministry of Energy (SENER), placed the value of these exports at 289 million dollars and confirmed the growth of 6%.
