The Trump administration has maintained and expanded sanctions pressure on Cuba’s energy sector through Executive Orders 14380 and 14404, which authorize secondary tariffs on foreign oil suppliers and broader blocking sanctions on Cuban entities. Following the January 2026 cutoff of Venezuelan crude after Maduro’s removal, U.S. actions have included designating the state oil company CUPET, restricting U.S. bank accounts for private Cuban entrepreneurs, eliminating certain “U-Turn” payment authorizations, and issuing new OFAC regulations effective September 30, 2026, that tighten financial and travel rules. A single case-by-case humanitarian tanker delivery from Russia was explicitly described as non-precedential. These steps align with demands for political reforms and have contributed to Cuba’s ongoing fuel shortages and blackouts, leaving little indication of near-term official relief announcements.