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Posted on March 29, 2026
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A Russia-flagged tanker, Anatoly Kolodkin, loaded with around 730,000 barrels of Urals crude exited Primorsk in early March and entered Cuba’s exclusive economic zone on March 29—potentially marking Cuba’s first oil delivery in over three months amid a severe energy crisis and U.S. efforts to block
March 29 (Reuters) - A Russia-flagged tanker carrying Russian crude entered Cuba's exclusive economic zone on Sunday, according to ship tracking data, in what could be the Caribbean country's first oil import in over two months.
Tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, which departed from Primorsk after loading some 650,000 barrels of Urals crude, could soon discharge at Cuba's Matanzas port if it does not change its current course, according to tracking services Marine Traffic and LSEG.
(Reporting by Marianna Parraga; Editing by Dave Sherwood)
The Russia-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin carried the Russian oil into Cuba's exclusive economic zone.
The tanker carried approximately 650,000 barrels of Urals crude.
According to ship tracking data, the tanker entered on Sunday, March 29.
The tanker may soon discharge its cargo at Cuba’s Matanzas port if it stays on course.
This could be Cuba's first oil import in over two months.
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