Oil

Cuba didn't receive any oil in January for the first time in a decade as the U.S. maintains its blockade of the island, according to a new report.

Venezuela has become the U.S.'s fifth largest provider of oil after Washington took over the country's industry following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro in early January.

A masive fire broke out Friday afternoon at the Ñico López oil refinery in Havana Bay, sending a towering plume of black smoke into the sky and raising alarms in a city already grappling with severe fuel shortages and economic strain.

Seven in 10 Venezuelans say the country is moving in a positive direction after the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, and a majority want new presidential elections held in 2026, according to a new poll.

Elliott Abrams, who served as the Trump administration's special representative for Venezuela during the president's first term, said that there is no legal basis for the United States to take Venezuelan oil and sell it.

Venezuelan authorities have denied that the country exported crude oil to Israel and rejected a Bloomberg report published on Tuesday describing such a shipment, saying the claim is fabricated.

Almost two thirds of Cuba will face blackouts on Tuesday as fuel shortages resulting from U.S. pressure grow.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the Trump administration's oil blockade on Cuba, saying it illustrates a new "era of depravity."

Cuban authorities say they can no longer refuel airplanes arriving in the island as the country's situation continues to deteriorate.

Wright described the situation instead as a geopolitical matter, calling Venezuela under Maduro "a threat to all of its neighbors" and "a threat to the Western hemisphere"

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country is currently not sending any oil to Cuba as a result of U.S. pressure on the beleaguered Caribbean country.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that "Mexico does not kneel, does not bow, does not surrender and does not sell out," as tensions grow with the United States over oil shipments to Cuba and new tariff threats from Washington.

The Mexican government is planning potential ways to send fuel to Cuba to address acute shortages without triggering retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump, who signed an executive order imposing tariffs on countries who do.

The Cuban regime has begun negotiating with the U.S. opening up its economy in exchange for not getting overthrown, according to a new report.

Venezuelan oil exports soared in January as the Trump administration begins to oversee the country's industry following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.

Cuba resold most of the cheap oil it got from Venezuela last year despite the island repeatedly going dark as a result of rolling blackouts, according to a U.S. official.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she has instructed the foreign ministry to get in touch with the State Department to learn about the extent of the recent executive order imposing tariffs on goods to countries who provide or sell oil to Cuba.

European and Latin American embassies in Cuba are reportedly activating or updating evacuation plans as the regime teeters on the brink of collapse and the U.S. escalates pressure with tariffs on countries selling or sending oil to the country.

The Cuban regime slammed the U.S. over the executive order signed by President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on goods from countries selling or providing oil to the country, calling it a "brutal act of aggression."

Cuba has less than a month worth of oil at current levels of demand and domestic production after a recent shipment from Mexico was halted, according to a new report.

Russia said two crew members of a Russian-flagged oil tanker seized by the United States earlier this month have been released and are on their way home, marking a partial resolution in a dispute that has heightened tensions over sanctions enforcement and maritime law.

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum over her administration's intention to continue sending oil to Cuba on humanitarian grounds.

The U.S. is set to lift some sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry as the Trump administration continues to take steps to control the country's sector following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.

President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected claims that the halting of oil shipments to Cuba was prompted by pressure from Washington, framing the decision as a sovereign policy choice shaped by state oil company Pemex's contractual considerations.

Indian oil refiners are receiving only limited offers of Venezuelan crude as most available supply is being directed to the United States following Washington's takeover of Venezuelan oil sales after the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro.

Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex stopped a shipment to Cuba scheduled from this month amid pressure from the Trump administration, which is reportedly seeking to achieve regime change in the island.

Cuba has turned to Africa for fuel supplies after the loss of regular oil shipments from Venezuela and dwindling deliveries from Russia and Mexico, according to satellite-tracking data cited by Colombian outlet Semana.

The U.S. won't provide security guarantees to companies that plan to operate in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

Experts are warning that Cuba's ongoing shortage of oil will deepen as the U.S. cuts shipments from Venezuela following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela's oil exports have dropped 75% compared to the months prior to the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces, according to a new report.