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Vicente de la O Levy
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Vicente de la O Levy is the Minister of Energy and Mines in Cuba.
Notable Quotes
"We are working to restore the National Electric System amid a complex energy situation."View Story →
"The sum of the different types of fuel: crude oil, fuel oil, of which we have absolutely none; diesel, of which we have absolutely none."View Story →
"We have absolutely no fuel [oil] and absolutely no diesel."View Story →
"Cuba is open to anyone that wants to sell us fuel."View Story →
"We have absolutely no fuel oil, absolutely no diesel. We have no more reserves."View Story →
"The situation is very tense, it’s getting hotter."View Story →
"No tenemos absolutamente nada de fuel, no tenemos absolutamente nada de diésel."View Story →
"The sum of the different types of fuel: crude oil, fuel oil, of which we have absolutely nothing; diesel, of which we also have absolutely nothing."View Story →
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