Biggest Shipment of US Fuel to Cuba Since 1960 Is Off as Blacklist Expands (opens original article in a new tab)

A Florida oil trading house canceled plans for the largest US fuel shipment to Cuba since 1960 after the Trump administration increased pressure through expanded sanctions.

• A Florida oil trading house suspended plans to ship 250,000 barrels of fuel to Cuba due to US government pressure.
• The Trump administration expanded sanctions by blacklisting Cuba's state oil company, Unión Cuba-Petróleo (Cupet).
• Vanguard Energy cited operational constraints linked to US actions as the reason for halting the fuel shipment.