Mexico is 'major provider' of oil to Cuba after Venezuela crisis: Sheinbaum

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her country had become a "major provider" of oil to Cuba since the United States launched its blockade against Venezuela, the island's traditional supplier.

"Clearly Mexico has become a major provider" of oil to Cuba, which relies on cut-price supplies from its allies to survive US sanctions, Sheinbaum said, but added that her country was not currently sending to Cuba "more oil than it had historically."

She was commenting on a Financial Times report that Mexican oil exports to Cuba surpassed those of Venezuela in 2025, which came after Washington deposed Venezuela's president last weekend and demanded control of the country's crude exports.