US EditionCuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens
Two tankers carrying over 900,000 barrels of Russian oil and diesel approach Cuba amid a U.S. oil blockade and severe blackouts affecting 10 million residents.
- Two Russian-linked tankers are sailing toward Cuba, testing the U.S. naval blockade; the Anatoly Kolodkin carries 730,000 barrels of crude, while the Sea Horse transports 27,000 tonnes of gas and is expected to arrive within days.
- Cuba's national power grid collapsed on Monday, leaving around 10 million people without power after three months without major fuel deliveries amid a U.S.-imposed blockade that has cut off 90% of imports.
- Refining the crude takes 20 to 30 days, explained Jorge Piñón, University of Texas Energy Institute expert, though the shipment could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel—enough for nine to 10 days of Cuba's daily demand.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow declared "unwavering solidarity" with Havana and pledged material support, even as the U.S. Treasury Department prohibited Cuba from receiving Russian crude oil on Thursday.
- International activists with the Nuestra America Convoy delivered more than five tons of medical supplies to Havana on Wednesday, though energy analysts warn Russian shipments cannot resolve Cuba's deep structural infrastructure failures.
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