The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumstated this Wednesday that his country has not increased the “historic” shipment of oil to Cuba.
However, the president recognized that Mexico is an important supplier for the island, amid the sharp drop in deliveries from Venezuela, which could disappear after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro in a military operation by the United States and the subsequent transfer to that countrythe agency reports Efe.
Sheinbaum says that Pemex did not give him the data now that he asked for it, but that we must trust that Mexico is not sending more oil to Cuba, which is what was contracted and some more “humanitarian aid.” So, without data… pic.twitter.com/zQM5eV2bbV
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“Yesterday I asked Pemex (Petróleos Mexicanos), who did not send me the information, but no more oil is being sent than had been sent historically. There is no particular shipment,” Sheinbaum noted during his usual morning press conference.
To this he added that the “historic” shipment of oil to Cuba is part of the existing contract and humanitarian aid to the island, although he noted that “evidently Mexico became an important supplier” given the current situation in Venezuela.
Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba fell to 11 thousand barrels per day in October
The statements respond to information published in the British press assuring that “the increase in exports by the leftist Government of Mexico significantly boosted oil flows to Cuba during 2025, which helped the island weather a sharp drop in shipments of Venezuelan crude.”
Sheinbaum reiterated that for many years oil has been sent from Mexico to Cuba for different reasons, whether for commercial contracts or for humanitarian aid, the Spanish agency states.
“Even during the time of (former President Enrique) Peña Nieto (2012-2018), for example, a debt owed to Cuba was forgiven,” he stated.
Internal signs
Sheinbaum’s statement also occurs after this Wednesday the organization Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI) revealed that the Mexican Government continued to send subsidized fuel to Cuba in 2025, despite pressure from the United States.
According to the report, the current Mexican executive would have authorized exports of automotive diesel and other fuels from Mexican ports to the Cuban Government during November and December of last year.
MCCI also documented that between May and August 2025, Mexico increased shipments of subsidized fuel to Cuba, with exports exceeding $3 billion, three times more than what was sent during the last two years of the administration of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024).
The organization’s report and tracking data show that shipments were maintained even after the temporary reduction in September and October, when only three shipments were recorded for a value close to 70 million pesos (about 3.9 million dollars).
Mexico sends 80 thousand barrels of fuel to Cuba to alleviate blackouts
At the end of last December, Cuba received two ships from Mexico with a total of 80 thousand barrels to help alleviate the blackout crisis on the island, according to data cited by Efe.
The two ships provide hydrocarbons to Cuba at a critical time for the island, which suffers constant and prolonged power outages in large areas of its territory.
Experts have considered that the new political context in Venezuela, marked by military pressure from the United States, may generate a worsening of the energy crisis on the island.
