HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2026, Words: 185) — Mexico’s state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) looks to boost its based natural gas production to around 4.049 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) by 2030, up 76% compared to 2.3 Bcf/d in 2025, according to the company’s CEO Víctor Rodríguez Padilla.
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With the addition of additional conventional production as well as production from complex reservoirs, PEMEX’ total natural gas production could reach 5.871 Bcf/d by 2030, according to Padilla, speaking on 8 Apr. 2026 during his participation in the morning presser hosted by Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
