{"id":10079,"date":"2026-01-27T22:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=10079"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:56:47","slug":"mexico-vows-solidarity-with-cuba-after-oil-shipment-cancellation-reports-oil-and-gas-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=10079","title":{"rendered":"Mexico vows \u2018solidarity\u2019 with Cuba after oil shipment cancellation reports | Oil and Gas News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The president says Mexico\u2019s decision \u2018to sell or give oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons\u2019 was a \u2018sovereign\u2019 one.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2010-1.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 27 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">27 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country will continue to show \u201csolidarity\u201d with Cuba after media reports that her government halted a shipment of oil to Havana.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico has in recent years become a top supplier of oil to Cuba, which relies on cut-price oil supplies from its allies to survive a US trade embargo and keep the lights on through a severe energy crisis.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Venezuela had been a major supplier of discounted crude to Cuba, but US President Donald Trump said he would halt the shipments after the United States military abducted long-term Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this month.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as December, Mexico was still sending oil to Cuba, but several media outlets, including Bloomberg and the Mexican newspaper Reforma, have reported that a shipment planned in January was called off.<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum refused to confirm or deny the reports on Tuesday. She told reporters during her regular morning news conference that Mexico\u2019s decision \u201cto sell or give oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons\u201d was a \u201csovereign decision\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is determined by [Mexican state oil company] Pemex based on the contracts, or, in any case, by the government, as a humanitarian decision to send it under certain circumstances,\u201d Sheinbaum said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Mexico would be resuming oil shipments to Cuba, the president sidestepped the question and said, \u201cIn any case, it will be reported\u201d. She also said Mexico would \u201ccontinue to show solidarity\u201d with Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>The Reuters news agency last week reported that the Mexican government was reviewing whether to keep sending oil to Cuba amid growing concerns within Sheinbaum\u2019s government that continuing the shipments could put the country at odds with the US.<\/p>\n<p>Trump on Tuesday told reporters that \u201cCuba will be failing very soon\u201d, adding that Venezuela has \u200cnot \u200crecently sent \u2060oil or money \u200cto Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>According to shipping data and internal documents from state company PDVSA, Venezuela has not sent crude or fuel to Cuba for about a month.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Mexico sent approximately 5,000 barrels per day to Cuba. 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