{
  "id": 11243498,
  "title": "US Fuel Exports to Cuba Hit a Record 3.2 Million Barrels in July 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/us-fuel-exports-to-cuba-hit-a-record-3-2-million-barrels-in-july-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/us-fuel-exports-cuba-record-july-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US fuel exports to Cuba surged to a record 3.22 million barrels in July 2026, more than quadrupling the previous month and nearly double the total for the first half of 2026. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported these figures on September 30. According to separate Census Bureau data, total US goods exports to Cuba in July amounted to $148.9 million. Of the July total, 2.654 million barrels were diesel fuel and 554,000 were gasoline, with diesel comprising 82 percent of the volume. The diesel export figure marks a significant increase from 648,000 barrels in June. Diesel is crucial for powering trucks, buses, farm machinery, and generators used during blackouts. US fuel exports have been steadily growing throughout the year, with exports starting at just 19,000 barrels in February, rising to 778,000 in June. Comparing these July exports to Cuba's past suppliers, 14ymedio found no Cuban month in the last decade received more than 3.22 million barrels from Venezuela, Russia, or Mexico alone. In contrast, Venezuela's historical crude oil deliveries amounted to roughly 2.7 million barrels per month. Much of the Cuban fuel supply comes from refined US diesel fuel, which is different from the crude oil that Cuba must refine on its own. These US-supplied finished fuels have been shipped to Cuba since 1992. In July, Cuban purchases of US fuels and related products totaled $61.1 million, marking a 61.8 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025. For the first seven months of 2026, US goods exports to Cuba exceeded January to July 2025 exports by 61.8 percent.",
  "summary": "US fuel exports to Cuba hit a record 3.22 million barrels in July 2026, four times June and mostly diesel, as US goods sales to Cuba hit US$148.9 million. The post US Fuel Exports to Cuba Hit a Record 3.2 Million Barrels in July 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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}