Bruno Rodríguez asserts that U.S. oil seizures have a “direct impact on the national energy system.”

The regime's chancellor Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla asserted this Monday on X that U.S. oil seizures have a “direct impact on the national energy system.”

“The measures taken by the US government to impede the free trade of Venezuelan oil resources and to pursue ships transporting fuel to Cuba are neither new nor directly related to the current military deployment in the Caribbean and the naval blockade against Venezuela,” commented the diplomat.

"They are part of the stated objective to destroy the Cuban Revolution, overthrow the legitimate Bolivarian and Chavista government, and forcibly usurp the critical and strategic natural resources of the region," he added.

For the official, the seizures have "a direct impact on the national energy system and, consequently, on the daily lives of our people."

The drop in crude oil shipments from Venezuela to Cuba, amid increasing pressure from the United States on the so-called "ghost fleet" of Venezuela, raises a key question for Havana: who can cover the fuel deficit left by Caracas?

Experts consulted by EFE warn that if Venezuelan deliveries decrease even further, the impact on the island would be “disastrous”, in a context of prolonged blackouts, economic crisis, and a lack of foreign currency to purchase oil on the market.

According to the report, energy dependence was consolidated since the Cuba–Venezuela Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement (2000), when Caracas began to pay Cuban professionals —mainly doctors and teachers, as well as security and defense experts—with oil.

Although there are no official public data on the volumes, specialists cited, including Arturo López-Levy, agree that shipments have declined in the last decade due to the drop in Venezuelan production and U.S. sanctions.

This year, Venezuela —which once supplied 100,000 barrels per day— would have sent an average of 27,000 barrels daily, according to the specialized service of Reuters cited by EFE.

The problem is greater because, according to independent estimates cited, Cuba needed between 110,000 and 120,000 barrels per day this year.

Of these, approximately  40,000 come from domestic production, and the rest must be imported.

This gap translates into daily reality: power outages of up to 20 hours, halted industries, and long lines for fuel.