CUBA-CRISIS/FUEL ECONOMY

Cuba is cautiously opening its energy sector to private investment, with activities observed at former state-run gas stations in Havana. While Washington maintains an oil embargo, a specific exception allows U.S. firms to export fuel to private Cuban businesses. This policy has kickstarted a black market for fuel. Recent sightings in Havana include trucks with ISO tanks for liquid transport, men repairing equipment, cleaning vintage taxi windshields, and filling plastic tanks with gasoline during this economic transition.