14ymedio Headline News Summary: Venezuela Quadruples Oil Exports to Cuba in May

Source: DMB / LA PATILLA, Venezuela, 24 May 2019 — According to PDVSA the shipment of oil and related products to Cuba increased by four times in May. Cuba’s state-owned Cubametales received 1.42 million barrels of crude oil and combined products, compared to 355,000 barrels in April. The Diluted Crude Oil is being sent to Cuba because inventories are high in Venezuela, as US sanctions have reduced exports.

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