Mexico is in talks with private companies about buying oil from the state-owned giant Pemex and selling it to Cuban companies, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.
Her comments came after US President Donald Trump said Moscow could send oil to Cuba despite Washington’s de facto fuel blockade. A Russian tanker is expected to deliver much-needed crude to the crisis-hit island this week.
US authorities have prevented oil from Venezuela, Mexico and other countries from reaching Cuba, under the threat of tariffs.
“There are private companies that have approached us, for example, about buying fuel from Pemex and taking it to private companies in Cuba,” Sheinbaum said. “Several companies, not just one.”
Cuba lost its main regional ally and oil supplier in January when US forces captured Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.
Trump subsequently threatened to impose tariffs on any country sending oil to Cuba and has mused about “taking” the island.
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