Cuba denied that it was reselling fuel to other countries in the midst of the energy crisis that the island is experiencing today. The government responded to false information published by the Reuters news agency on the issue.
The text stated that Cuba received enough fuel to cover its energy needs. Furthermore, it was directly suggested that the island’s authorities were reselling part of the imported fuel.
According to the Reuters article itself, with this “alleged resale” Cuba would receive the cash necessary to purchase, for example, products from the diminished basic family basket. A report from the Cuban Television News (NTV) discussed the topic this weekend.
The report addressed the current fuel crisis that the country is suffering and the information published by the Reuters agency was categorically denied.
“Cuba does not resell fuels imported or donated by its Mexican and Venezuelan partners,” an expert source on the subject told NTV.
Unthinkable operation
This is exactly what several experts interviewed in the material published on NTV cataloged. “It is impossible to conceive or carry out any type of hydrocarbon export. “This is an unthinkable operation in this scenario.”
“There is no way to maintain exports. It wouldn’t occur to us, no one would allow it in Cuba. Today with the situation we have, there is no way to allow the export of fuels that are usable in Cuba.
We are referring to diesel, gasoline, fuel oil, turbo fuel or liquefied gas.” This is what Néstor Pérez Franco, general director of the Cuba-Petroleum Union (CUPET), belonging to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, commented.
According to the executive, Cuba imports fuels with these characteristics to ensure the various consumption of the internal economy. He also revealed that the Island imported 46% of the fuel that covers its needs in the first two months of this year.
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