Archive · 21 Dec 2025
US Oil Blockade Threatens Cuban Collapse
Cuba is facing a really tough time right now.
The country is struggling with hunger, diseases, and no electricity.
A lot of people have left Cuba because of these problems.
The main reason is that Venezuela, which has been helping Cuba with cheap oil, is now having trouble sending oil because of a blockade by the US.
This blockade is part of the US's efforts to put pressure on Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro.
Cuba has been relying on Venezuela for oil since 1999, and if this oil stops coming, it could be a big disaster for Cuba.
The Cuban government is trying to keep Maduro in power to continue receiving oil, but the situation is getting worse every day.
Many people in Cuba are living in extreme poverty and are desperate to leave the country.
Cuba faces severe economic crisis with hunger, disease, and mass emigration.
US blockade on Venezuelan oil threatens to collapse Cuba's economy.
Venezuela's oil shipments to Cuba have dropped from 100,000 to 30,000 barrels/day.
Cuba's reliance on Venezuelan oil for power and transportation is critical.
Cuba's economy has contracted 15% since 2018 with inflation nearing 450%.
- Who
- Cubans, Venezuelan government, US government
- What
- US oil blockade on Venezuela threatening Cuban economy
- When
- Ongoing, with recent escalation
- Where
- Cuba, Venezuela, Caribbean
- Why
- US pressure on Maduro's regime, Cuba's reliance on Venezuelan oil
- Population Fled
- 2.7 million since 2020
- Oil from Venezuela
- 30,000 barrels/day
- Inflation (2018-Nov)
- 450%
- Cuban Peso (Black Market)
- 450 per dollar
- Economic Contraction (2018)
- 15%
- People in Extreme Poverty
- 90%
- People Without Daily Meal
- 70%