Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government has suspended oil shipments to Cuba in a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the U.S.

Sheinbaum's statement Tuesday was in response to inquiries about whether the state oil company, Pemex, had cut off oil shipments to Cuba amid pressure from President Trump on Mexico to distance itself from the Cuban government, although U.S. officials have not publicly requested that oil shipments stop, according to the Associated Press.

“Pemex makes decisions in the contractual relationship it has with Cuba,” Sheinbaum said. “Suspending is a sovereign decision and is taken when necessary.”

Amid its energy and economic crisis, Cuba has relied heavily on foreign assistance and oil shipments from allies such as Mexico, Russia and Venezuela. After the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump said that Cuba would receive no more oil shipments from Venezuela.

Sheinbaum also said that Mexico would continue to show solidarity with Cuba, but didn’t clarify what kind of support her country would offer.

Pemex's most recent report said it shipped nearly 20,000 barrels of oil a day to Cuba from January through Sept. 30, 2025. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Mexico City in September, and afterward, according to Jorge Piñon, an expert at the University of Texas Energy Institute who tracks shipments using satellite technology, the figure had fallen to about 7,000 barrels.