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Oil tankers at the port in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca state, Mexico. — Oil tankers at the port in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca state, Mexico.
Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg

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By Lucia Kassai

January 26, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC

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Mexico’s state oil company backtracked on plans to send a much-needed shipment of crude oil to Cuba, a long-time ally of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.