Below was taken from the twitter page of Cuba's UK embassy.
The 730,000 bbls of Russian crude arriving via the Anatoly Kolodkin is an act of international solidarity against the US economic war. Yet, under maximum savings, this grants only 3–5 weeks of basic relief. The blockade of Cuba is the root of the crisis.
Pre-crisis, Cuba required 100,000 bpd. Washington’s coercive measures & persecution of our fuel supply force a survival baseline of 40,000–60,000 bpd. We resist, sustaining life-essential services alongside 35,000 bpd of domestic production, despite US hostility.
Refining this crude into 280k bbl of fuel oil, 245k bbl of diesel & 175k bbl of gasoline takes 25–35 days. The US lies when denying its punitive policies, which complicate all logistics. Relief will be gradual, as the blockade hinders every step of distribution.
The math exposes the blockade's cruelty. The diesel yield covers merely 9–12 days at a rationed 20,000 bpd. The fuel oil offers ~1 week of stable power. Through immense national effort, this solidarity shipment will be stretched across a 3–5 week rationing window.
Our priority is protecting the Cuban people. We defend vital infrastructure—hospitals, water, food—at a 30,000–40,000 bpd minimum draw. This shipment delays the humanitarian catastrophe Washington desires, but the criminal blockade prevents true normalization.
This delivery ensures just 21–35 days of stabilized operations. Without ending the illegal U.S. persecution of our energy imports, severe shortages will resume by early May. Cuba will not be starved into submission. End the coercive measures.
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