it lacks sufficient light crude required to mix with heavy Cuban crude so it can be processed on the island, forcing Venezuela to buy light crude abroad in order to meet its commitments to Havana.
“There have been purchases of light crude in the open market, Russian crudes, and these are sent to Cuba,†said Juan Fernandez, former PDVSA executive director of planning.
While the supermarket shelves stay empty and people in Venezuela line up and wait for the right to search through the garbage bins.