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Trump to allow private Cuban companies to buy fuel but block the regime

February 25, 2026

(Oil Price) – The Trump administration plans to allow energy companies to sell fuel to private Cuban businesses while maintaining a strict blockade on the Cuban government. The policy shift aims to alleviate a worsening humanitarian and energy crisis on the island by distinguishing between the Cuban people and the regime. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Commerce are

Panama Canal Will Not Block Venezuela Vessels Despite U.S. Sanctions

August 14, 2019

From Reuters The Panama Canal will continue authorizing vessels coming from Venezuela provided they present the necessary paperwork, the waterway’s chief said on Wednesday, suggesting a new round of U.S. sanctions on the South American nation should not make a difference to canal traffic. President Donald Trump’s administration last week issued an executive order freezing all Venezuelan government assets in

U.S. Adds Sanctions on Vessels, Companies Shipping Venezuelan Oil to Cuba

April 8, 2019

U.S. sanctions vessels, companies tied to Venezuelan oil

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Trump to allow private Cuban companies to buy fuel but block the regime

Panama Canal Will Not Block Venezuela Vessels Despite U.S. Sanctions

U.S. Adds Sanctions on Vessels, Companies Shipping Venezuelan Oil to Cuba

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