Cuba Has Run Out of Diesel and Oil, Energy Minister Says The specter of energy shortages is nothing new to Cubans, who have grown accustomed to rolling blackouts and rationed fuel.
However, the latest admission from Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy that the country has run out of diesel and oil marks a particularly bleak milestone.
Cuba's already precarious energy crisis has been exacerbated by the US led blockade, which has tightened in recent months.