MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 1.Nov.2026, Words: 90) — Far from decreasing, polluting sulfur dioxide emissions from PEMEX refineries in Mexico — including the 1 in Cadereyta — have increased by 67% in the last 20 years. This, while the state oil company’s production of fuel oil, a […]
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PEMEX CEO boasts oil production of 1.76 MMb/d
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 26.Oct.2026, Words: 177) — PEMEX CEO Juan Carlos Carpio Fragoso highlighted the progress made in strengthening the state-owned company to consolidate Mexico’s energy sovereignty. “Through stabilization in production, refining, and the provision of strategic inputs such as fertilizers and petrochemicals, we guarantee the […]
Mexico eyes 40 industrial parks across 14 states
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 25.Oct.2026, Words: 120) — The new projects are located in 14 states and will house 420 manufacturing and logistics companies. The northern border region accounts for half of the 20 new industrial parks incorporated into Plan Mexico: 10 complexes distributed between Coahuila and […]
CFE to invest $804mn in Altamira combined cycle power plant
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 25.Oct.2026, Words: 119) — CFE will build the Altamira combined cycle power plant with an investment of $804mn. The plant will add 557 MW to the National Electric System, ePlusMexico reported on 25 Oct. 2026. Over 1.3 million residents will benefit, […]
PEMEX reported has started reducing staff amid restructuring
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Oct.2026, Words: 430) — State-owned PEMEX has reported begun laying off management-level employees and reducing staffing levels as part of a restructuring that has already reached facilities in Tamaulipas and its headquarters in Mexico City. So far, there is no confirmed figure for […]
PRESS DIGEST 24Oct2026: Betancourt in Zulia; Derwick deals; Iran-US tensions; Quintana ARG
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 24.Oct.2026, Words: 445) — Company briefs spanning details on Quintana, IDB, PEMEX, Derwick, Petropar, the World Bank, and VTV, among others. AFRICA — an oil rig sank off Gabon’s coast. [Agencies] NORTH AMERICA — droughts and floods caused by El Niño can […]
CEPAL updates economic growth estimates for LAC region
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2026, Words: 171) — CEPAL updated its economic growth estimates for all of the countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. ALSO READ: RISING MARITIME RATES IMPACTING VENEZUELAN OIL EXPORTS Important highlights follow: — geopolitical tensions, disruptions to logistics routes, and […]
PRESS DIGEST 23Oct2026: CIA in CUB; Laguna Verde; Petroperú-Petroecuador
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 23.Oct.2026, Words: 980) — Company briefs spanning details on Jinko Holdings Limited, 晶科控股有限公司, Petroperú, EP Petroecuador, Mexico’s CFE, the National Survey of Urban Public Security (ENSU) of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Blue Waters, TOFCO, EOG, bp, PEMEX, and […]
Sheinbaum applauds 3.7% annual economic growth reported in Sep. 2026
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 22.Oct.2026, Words: 201) — Mexico’s economy grew an estimated 3.7% in Sep. 2026 compared to Sep. 2025. ALSO READ: SHEINBAUM TEMPORARILY ELIMINATES 10% IMPORT TARIFF ON AUTO PARTS Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said the Timely Indicator of Economic Activity (IOAE) estimated annual […]
PRESS DIGEST 22Oct2026: protests in FRA; MEX GDP growth; clashes in Ethiopia
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 22.Oct.2026, Words: 505) — Company briefs spanning details on Alianza Petrolera, the Mexican Association of Private Industrial Parks (AMPIP), Cheniere Energy, Inc., Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC and QatarEnergy, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARGENTINA — Vidal […]
PRESS DIGEST 20Oct2026: oilfield jobs in VEN; PEMEX fire; ARG energy trade
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 20.Oct.2026, Words: 395) — Company briefs spanning details on Argentina’s Energy Secretariat, Weatherford, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, PEMEX, SLB and PDVSA among others. ALSO READ: FIRE REPORTED AT PEMEX’ ABKATÚN-H PLATFORM OFFSHORE CAMPECHE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARGENTINA — in Sep. 2026, […]
PRESS DIGEST 19Oct2026: Eni/Repsol VEN; TotalEnergies Vaca Muerta
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 19.Oct.2026, Words: 325) — Company briefs spanning updates on PEMEX, JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., TotalEnergies, Eni, Repsol, and ECOPETROL among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARGENTINA — Neuquén negotiates a $150mn infrastructure bond w/ TotalEnergies to advance the exploitation of a […]
Trump pressures Mexico to buy more US natgas, on access to PEMEX
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Oct.2026, Words: 157) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo acknowledged that during calls with her US counterpart Donald Trump that he has pressured Mexico to buy more US natural gas. Sheinbaum said Trump also requested access to state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), El Financiero […]
Fire reported at PEMEX’ Abkatún-H platform in Campeche
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Oct.2026, Words: 122) — Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) activated safety protocols to control a fire that broke out at 11:15 a.m. at the Abkatún-H platform. The unmanned satellite platform is located 73km from Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, the Mexico City-based company reported […]
Refining oil a costly venture for PEMEX
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Oct.2026, Words: 182) — Refining crude oil has proven costly for state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). ALSO READ: PEMEX debt higher than Mexican authorities what you to believe This, as the Mexico City-based company may have missed out on approximately around 781bn Mexican pesos […]
Sheinbaum temporarily eliminates 10% import tariff on auto parts
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Oct.2026, Words: 185) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo temporarily eliminated the 10% tariff on the import of auto parts and components intended for automobile assembly. This, as part of a measure that will be in effect for 5 years and […]
Protesters march in Mexico City to denounce PEMEX’ environmental record
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 17.Oct.2026, Words: 173) — Activists convened by more than 25 environmental organizations protested to denounce PEMEX’ environmental damage, reject studies on gas extraction through hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” and question the government’s financial support for the state-owned oil company. “We want […]
PRESS DIGEST 13Oct2026: Jaguar Uranium’s Laguna Salada; TRF Casa de Bolsa
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 13.Oct.2026, Words: 364) — Company briefs spanning details on Western Star Resources Inc., AT&T, Trafalgar SFP, S.A. de C.V., S.F.P., Jaguar Uranium, Grupo Trafalgar, Rice University and Moody’s Local MX S.A. de C.V., among others. NORTH AMERICA — Rice University researchers are […]
Luca Mining encouraged by progress at Campo Morado
VANCOUVER, BC (By Luca Mining Corp., 13.Oct.2026, Words: 494) — Luca Mining Corp. reported production results for the 3 months ended 30 Sep. 2026. Campo Morado At Campo Morado, higher grades and improved metallurgical recoveries contributed to increased quarter-over-quarter production and sales of gold, silver and zinc. Higher grades reflected access […]
AHMSA and MINOSA rescue requires around $3bn over up to 15 years
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 12.Oct.2026, Words: 120) — The rescue of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) and its subsidiary Minera del Norte (MINOSA) requires approximately $3bn over a period of up to 15 years. This, according to calculations by Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, leader of the National Union […]
PRESS DIGEST 12Oct2026: JP Morgan on URU; Quimbaya rig in COL; PEMEX refineries
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 12.Oct.2026, Words: 311) — Company briefs spanning details on Quimbaya Gold Inc.; JP Morgan; Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC; GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC; PEMEX, and Pilot Travel Centers, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN — JP Morgan valued Uruguay’s country risk […]
PRESS DIGEST 11Oct2026: MEX Simon and post-tropical cyclone Rachel; Machado on Delcy
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 11.Oct.2026, Words: 445) — Company briefs spanning details on Vente Venezuela, the Llanos Human Rights Foundation (Fundehullan), PEMEX, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and Cuentas Claras, among others. ALSO READ: MEXICO AMID TRUMP’S PROMISE-THREAT TO BAN ON US DIESEL EXPORTS LATIN AMERICA […]
CFE and PEMEX prepare for arrival of Simon, Luz Elena says
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 10.Oct.2026, Words: 251) — Brigades from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and PEMEX are prepared to attend any eventuality related to the arrival hurricane Simón. This, in coordination with the agencies of the government of Mexico. Simón has intensified to a Category 3 […]
PEMEX and a missing 600,000 bbls
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 10.Oct.2026, Words: 120) — The final destination of US crude oil exports of nearly 600,000 bbls to Mexico is unclear, according to El Financiero. The US recorded oil exports to Mexico of 597,027 bbls in Jun., valued at $69.67mn. State-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) denied […]
Mexico alerts residents as Simon approaches Pacific coast
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 10.Oct.2026, Words: 187) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo informed residents of the states of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Nayarit about the suspension of non-essential activities starting at 4:00 PM today, Saturday, due to the passage of Hurricane Simon, a category 4 storm. […]
PRESS DIGEST 8Oct2026: SLB and MEEI talks; COL-VEN gas pipeline
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 8.Oct.2026, Words: 353) — Company briefs spanning details on Fedecámaras, OFAC, EXMAR, Nucor Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) and SLB, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN BOLIVIA — following enactment of Supreme Decree 5716, which […]
Sheinbaum comments on Mexicana, AIFA, Tren Maya and Grupo Mundo Maya
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 8.Oct.2026, Words: 219) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo highlighted that Mexicana, the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), Tren Maya, and Grupo Mundo Maya are meeting their objectives month after month and are on track with their plans. “The companies are […]
Sheinbaum Luz Elena comment on investments, Guaymas-El Oro gas pipeline
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 7.Oct.2026, Words: 795) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum highlighted a historic investment of nearly 1.2 trillion Mexican pesos (MXN) in electricity and gas pipelines during her 6-year presidential term. “It’s a very good team working in the energy sector, under the […]
PRESS DIGEST 7Oct2026: Johan Sverdrup crude hits record $24/bbl premium to Brent
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 7.Oct.2026, Words: 169) — Company briefs spanning details on WoodMac, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN MEXICO — during her daily presser, Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo highlighted historic investment of nearly 1.2tn Mexican pesos in electricity and gas pipelines during […]
SEMAR deploys military to US-Mexico border
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 7.Oct.2026, Words: 119) — The Mexican Navy (SEMAR) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) reported deployment of military personnel as part of the “mirror operations” between Mexico and the US to reinforce border and maritime security. On the Mexican side of […]
Mexico and PEMEX and rumors of a Trump ban on US diesel exports
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 4.Oct.2026, Words: 430) — Mexico imports nearly 40% of its diesel consumption from a single market: the US. Although the US is the world’s largest refiner, declining global production and high crude oil prices have driven up diesel prices, the daily El País […]
PRESS DIGEST 1Oct2026: PEMEX oil; Perla field output; Trump on VEN elections
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 1.Oct.2026, Words: 291) — Company briefs spanning details on the Global Environment Facility (GEF), ECOPETROL, PEMEX, Repsol, Glencore, Peabody, Drummond, Venture Global, ConocoPhillips, and Heeney, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA — Ecopetrol Group, in coordination w/ the national gov’t, rec’d […]
PEMEX reports average oil production of 1.336 MMb/d
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 1.Oct.2026, Words: 154) — State-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) released its Aug. 2026 operating results 4 days late compared to the date established in its publication schedule, El Financiero reported. Nonetheless, the results reveal low levels in crude oil production and exports. Crude oil […]
PRESS DIGEST 30Sep2026: Shell GOM divestment; Golar LNG in ARG
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 30.Sep.2026, Words: 355) — Company briefs spanning details on Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Wood Mackenzie, PEMEX, Shell, Gloar LNG, and Argentina LNG, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARGENTINA — 7 floating LNG projects sanctioned since 2023, […]
Mexican petrol prices: 30 Sep. 2026
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 30.Sep.2026, Words: 79) — Average petrol prices across Mexico in Mexican pesos (MXN) for petrol: premium, magna and diesel follow, as listed on PEMEX’ website on 30 Sep. 2026. Premium: MXN $29/liter, Magna: MXN $24/liter, and Diesel: MXN $27/liter. Exchange rate MXN to […]
Venezuela looks to incorporate 1,300 MW by YE:26
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 29.Sep.2026, Words: 178) — Venezuela’s national government announced the incorporation of 1,300 megawatts (MW) to the National Electric System (SEN) by year-end 2026. This, as part of a plan to recover generation capacity and meet the increase in electricity demand registered in recent […]
Jaguar receives approval of EIA for La Rosada project in Chubut
TORONTO, CANADA (By Jaguar Uranium, 29.Sep.2026, Words: 221) — Jaguar Uranium Corp. received approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the “La Rosada” prospect area from the Ministry of Environment of the Province of Chubut. This critical permit covers the La Rosada prospect, a key component of the company’s […]
Mexico wins international arbitration case before ICSID related to Doups Holdings
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores LatinPetroleum, 29.Sep.2026, Words: 377) — Mexico’s Ministry of Economy successfully represented the Mexican state in the international arbitration initiated by Doups Holdings LLC, a company that in 2022 began this international dispute against the country seeking to claim more than MXN$600mn under NAFTA […]
PRESS DIGEST 29Sep2026: Betancourt in VEN; MEX petrol prices; Bill Gates on AI
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 29.Sep.2026, Words: 225) — Company briefs spanning details on PEMEX, ICSID, MicroSoft, and Venezuela’s Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), among others. RELATED: AVERAGE PETROL PRICES IN MEXICO FOR 30 SEP. 2026 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN MEXICO — Mexico won an int’l […]
Mexico to continue sending humanitarian aid to Cuba
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Sep.2026, Words: 158) — Mexico will continue to send humanitarian aid to Cuba. This, according to Mexico’s foreign minister Roberto Velasco. Velasco, speaking on 29 Sep. 2026 at the UN meeting in New York City, said Mexico will maintain its support to address […]
At least 6 bidders interested in AHMSA
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 29.Sep.2026, Words: 184) — The future of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) is up for auction. The hearing for the sale of AHMSA and its subsidiary Minera del Norte began on 25 Sep. 2026, at the Federal Judiciary, with 6 interested bidders, El […]
Mexico reports rise in economically active population in Aug. 2026 v Aug. 2025
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 28.Sep.2026, Words: 82) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said the economically active population totaled 62.6 million people in Aug. 2026, which represents 1.3 million more people than in Aug. 2025, according to the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) […]
ASEA updates on Amigo LNG
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Sep.2026, Words: 548) — Mexico’s National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbons Sector (ASEA) reports the environmental impact authorization for the Amigo LNG liquefaction and storage terminal project in Guaymas, Sonora, was issued on 13 Apr. 2026, […]
Scientists speak out against LNG in the Gulf of California
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Sep.2026, Words: ) — Over 100 Mexican and international scientists have spoken out against the production and transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Gulf of California. This, they argue, owing to its industrialization which poses a “direct, existential, and […]
Amigo LNG faces delays again in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Sep.2026, Words: 154) — For the second time this year, Amigo LNG, a project that envisions the installation of infrastructure to liquefy natural gas and export it from Guaymas to Asian markets, has been halted. This is despite a promise from […]
Kootenay says 60,000m Columba project program advances in Chihuahua, Mexico
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 22.Sep.2026, Words: 136) — Kootenay Silver Inc. reported assay results from expansion drilling along the Lupe Vein at its Columba high-grade silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico. The results include high-grade silver intercepts within broader mineralized zones and additional intersections in the nearby B2, […]
Mexico seizes 59 million liters of stolen fuel in Guanajuato
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Sep.2026, Words: 75) — Mexico seized around 59 million liters of allegedly illicit fuel. The fuel was reportedly being stored by Gas Natural del Noroeste and in an area that was only permitted to store 100 million liters, La Jornada reported […]
Mexico registers 1.4% GDP growth in 2Q:26, Sheinbaum says
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 266) — Mexico registered 1.4% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter 2026, positioning itself as the second most economically dynamic country among the G20 economies. This, according to the quarterly report published by the Organisation […]
PRESS DIGEST 21Sep2026: El Niño; ESENTIA Guadalajara-Manzanillo pipeline
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 575) — Company briefs spanning details on GeoPark, Venoil Energía, ESENTIA, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Vitol, PETROECUADOR, PEMEX, and Argus among others. NORTH AMERICA — the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has broken a 60yr record for the latest start […]
Former Vitol trader sentenced for bribes related to PEMEX and Petroecuador
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 130) — Javier Aguilar, a Mexican citizen residing in Houston, Texas, and a former oil trader, was sentenced in Brooklyn, New York, to 4 years in prison for bribing officials in Ecuador and Mexico. According to the indictment, Aguilar paid over […]