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CUPET denies the viral notice of a liquefied gas ship and gives no date for state distribution
The Cuban state company clarified that the post about a ship carrying 9,377 tonnes of liquefied gas and reserves for 17 to 20 days dates from 29 November 2024, according to Periódico Cubano.
Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET) responded to a post circulating on social media that announced a new round of liquefied gas distribution following the imminent arrival of a ship on the island, and explained that the message showed figures from November 2024, according to Periódico Cubano.
The company said the notice about a ship carrying 9,377 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas dated from 29 November 2024, as did the estimates of reserves covering between 17 and 20 days of consumption and the figures for pending customers. Those figures "do not constitute an update on the current situation", it said, and it asked people to check the dates and origin of posts before sharing them.
The denial included no timetable for restoring supply and did not specify when the families who depend on state distribution will receive the product. In January 2026 CUPET had suspended state distribution in the eastern provinces for lack of fuel, and that situation has not been reversed.
While the restrictions persist, there are purchase options in hard currency: in Sancti Spíritus a new 20-pound cylinder costs 80 dollars through CUPET, and in Holguín the initial purchase through GasMercaFull comes to 94 dollars. Resolution 155/2026 set a tariff of 350 pesos for the 10-kilogram cylinder, but the lack of stock prevents many households from getting that price; on the informal resale market cylinders have been offered for around 50 dollars.
Several consumers quoted by Periódico Cubano demanded explanations about the future of the service and questioned why CUPET vehicles deliver the cylinders sold in dollars by private platforms. The company had already warned in May 2026 about a website, "GasCuba", offering cylinders at 30 dollars without official authorisation, and later about a WhatsApp channel impersonating it.
Sources: Periódico Cubano
Data updated: 2026-11-11T16:15:00.000Z