Russian Oil Shipment Eases Cuba Power Crisis

A delivery of 700,000 barrels of Russian crude has reduced rolling blackouts across Cuba this week. Officials warn the fuel supply will only last a few days.

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Citizens in Cuba have begun to experience a reprieve from chronic energy shortages following the arrival of a significant shipment of crude from Russia. The delivery, consisting of approximately 700,000 barrels of Urals crude, arrived at Matanzas Bay aboard the Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin in late March. This shipment represents the first major fuel delivery to the island since the United States intensified efforts to restrict the nation's energy supplies earlier this year.

The Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docks at the Matanzas oil terminal in Cuba to deliver crude oil. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo
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