PRESS DIGEST 8 APR. 2026: MEX ponders shale, wind, solar; Trion with PEMEX-Woodside

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2026, Words: 351) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span company details on PEMEX and Australia’s Woodside Energy, among others.

Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy. 

LATIN AMERICA

Mexico

— ANALYSIS: for investors looking at upstream exposure in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, Mexico’s deepwater Trion project stands out as one of the region’s most closely watched developments. And, for a number of reasons. Located in the GOM and operated by Australia’s Woodside Energy in partnership with the Mexican national oil co. (NOC) PEMEX, Trion is often portrayed as a model arrangement: int’l capital and deepwater expertise combined w/ local ownership in a resource‑rich basin. On paper, it is a compelling story of collaboration between a disciplined IOC and a state‑backed national champion by many merits.

— “What do we put at the center? Sovereignty. What do we put at the center? The country’s development. What do we put at the center? The environmental future,” Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized on 8 Apr. 2026 during her morning presser.

RELATED: CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM SAYS MEXICO EYES SHALE GAS TO STRENGTHEN ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY 

— a committee of scientists and specialists will be formed for the exploitation of unconventional natural gas deposits, and will issue its recommendations within 2 mths, PEMEX CEO Víctor Rodríguez Padilla said on 8 Apr. 2026 during his participation in a presser hosted by Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum. 

— Mexico looks to use of more efficient equipment that consumes less energy and the increased use of renewable energy sources to increase energy generation from 24% to 38% by 2030.

— Energy Secretariat (SENER) head Luz Elena González Escobar said on 8 Apr. 2026 during her morning presser with the media. 

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By editors at Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) reporting from Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Caracas, Houston, Monterrey, Mexico City, Panama City, and Bogota. Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) does not provide investment advice. © 1999-2026 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.