U.S. Company to Send 250,000 Barrels of Fuel to Cuba

An American company is preparing to send a cargo of diesel and gasoline to Cuba in what, if successful, would be the biggest U. S. shipment of fuel to the island nation since the start of the U. S. embargo, Bloomberg reported.

Florida-based Vanguard Energy is already exporting gasoline and diesel to Cuba—exclusively working with private buyers. This time, the company is preparing a shipment of 100,000 barrels of gasoline and 150,000 barrels of diesel fuel for the energy-starved island that has been blockaded by the U. S.