Can Cuba Survive Without Venezuela’s Oil? NYT | Top Stories Frances Robles 17 January 2026 at 18:02 President Trump stopped Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, and experts say disaster looms. Oil fuels its electric grid and without alternative supplies the country will plunge into extended darkness. © Norlys Perez/ReutersA Cuban-flagged oil tanker anchored near the Matanzas terminal this month in Cuba.