Mexico eyes sending oil after Cuba's major liberalization

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is considering restarting oil shipments to Cuba, taking advantage of the Cuban government’s new free-market reforms.

Mexico eyes sending oil after Cuba's major liberalization

TL;DR

  • Mexico is considering restarting oil shipments to Cuba.
  • This move is prompted by Cuba's new free-market reforms.
  • Such shipments could provide economic relief to Cuba, impacted by US oil blockade policies.
  • The decision could define relations between Mexico's President Sheinbaum and the US.
  • Mexico plans to use commercial and private firms for oil shipments, not state-owned companies.