Cuba Isn’t Getting Oil Imports From Anyone for the First Time in a Decade

Vehicles wait in line to refuel at a gas station in Havana on Jan. 30. — Vehicles wait in line to refuel at a gas station in Havana on Jan. 30.
Photographer: Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images

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By Lucia Kassai

February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM UTC

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Mexico’s decision to halt all oil shipments to Cuba has delivered a fresh blow to the fuel-starved country, with the island logging its first month without oil imports in a decade.