Cuba Nearly Doubles Fuel Prices to $2 a Liter as Havana Stations Stay Shut

5 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 15

$2.00-per-liter pump prices for premium gasoline and diesel took effect Friday, with regular gasoline rising to $1.80, but most public filling stations in Havana remained closed.
The government said the increases reflect the actual cost of imports as a U.S. oil blockade has choked supply; officials have not said when fuel at the new rates will be available.
Cuba has received no oil shipments since a 700,000-barrel Russian cargo arrived in late March, and officials said that supply ran out in early May after covering only a couple of weeks' demand.
Black-market gasoline has climbed to $8-$10 a liter, while some private businesses are importing fuel from the U.S. and elsewhere at high cost, generally without selling it to the public.

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