(Argus, 8.Jan.2021) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plans to dissolve Mexico’s independent energy, telecommunications and competition regulators, incorporating them into government ministries. “These […]
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Pemex Investigates Offshore Pipeline Fire
(Argus, 2.Jan.2021) — Mexico’s state-run Pemex is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out yesterday on a pipeline that carries hydrocarbons from an […]
20 Companies: The Biggest Polluters In The World
(Insider Monkey, 2.Jan.2021) — In this article we are going to list the 20 companies that are the biggest polluters in the world. Click to […]
AMLO’s Nationalism Casts Energy Projects Into Limbo
(Bloomberg, 22.Dec.2020) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s hardball tactics against foreign energy companies are halting projects and reversing a process that until recently […]
Pemex, Talos To Keep Talking Over Shared Oil Find
(Reuters, 22.Dec.2020) — Mexico’s energy ministry has approved a 60-day extension for talks between state oil company Pemex and a private consortium led by U.S.-based […]
Mexican Watchdog Warns Against Fuel Import Changes
(Argus, 21.Dec.2020) — Proposed changes to rules governing importing and exporting hydrocarbons, refined products and petrochemicals in Mexico would “seriously affect competitive conditions in the […]
Moody’s Warns Of Pemex Downgrade
(Reuters, 15.Dec.2020) — Mexican state oil giant Pemex could sink deeper into junk territory if Mexico’s sovereign credit rating is downgraded, ratings agency Moody’s said […]
Mexico Wrapping Up 2021 Oil Hedging Program
(Reuters, 11.Dec.2020) — Mexico is wrapping up purchases for the 2021 edition of an oil hedging program that insures its revenues from oil sales, sources […]
Total Closes Participation in the EnergĂa Costa Azul LNG Export Project
(Total, 10.Dec.2020) — Total, Sempra LNG and IEnova signed binding agreements finalizing Total’s equity investment in the EnergĂa Costa Azul liquefied natural gas export project (ECA […]
McDermott Awarded Deal By BHP For Trion Project
(McDermott, 10.Dec.2020) — McDermott International, Ltd announced it has been selected by BHP PetrĂłleo Operaciones de MĂ©xico, S. De R.L. De C.V. to perform the […]
Heard Mexico: Braskem Ideas Shuts PE Complex
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Dec.2020) — Brazilian-based Braskem Idesa has shut down its Ethylene XXI polyethylene (PE) complex in the city of Coatzacoalcos, after a Mexican […]
Sempra Announces Integrated Transactions
(Sempra, 2.Dec.2020) — Sempra Energy announced a series of integrated transactions intended to simplify its energy infrastructure investments under one platform – creating scale, unlocking […]
Mexico Wins Over $2bn On Oil Hedge
(Bloomberg, 1.Dec.2020) — Mexico will cash in its oil price insurance policy this year for the fourth time only in the last two decades, receiving […]
Pemex To Begin 2021 Oil Hedge Contracting Soon
(Reuters, 26.Nov.2020) — Mexican oil giant Pemex is about to start the process of contracting an oil hedge for 2021, a senior source at the […]
Mexico Oil Executive Asked To Resign
(Bloomberg, 26.Nov.2020) — A director at the trading arm of Mexico’s state oil company was asked to resign after authorizing payments under a profit-sharing plan, […]
Sempra Announces FID Of Costa Azul LNG Project
(Sempra Energy, 17.Nov.2020) — Sempra Energy announced that its subsidiary ECA Liquefaction (ECA LNG), a joint venture between Sempra LNG and Infraestructura EnergĂ©tica Nova, S.A.B. […]
Mexico to Give Sempra LNG Export Permit
(Reuters, 13.Nov.2020) — Mexico will give the local unit of U.S.-based Sempra Energy an export permit for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in northwest […]
McDermott On 2nd Shipment Of MODEC FPSO Modules
(McDermott, 5.Nov.2020) — McDermott International, Ltd announced the second shipment of topside modules for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for MODEC, Inc. […]
Talos Energy Provides Operational Results
(Talos, 4.Nov.2020) — Talos Energy Inc. announced its financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2020. Key Highlights: — Production of 48.6 thousand […]
Beat Invests In A Greener Future In LatAm, CDMX
(Beat, 6.Oct.2020) — An electric fleet for all passengers that sets their hearts on an experience that transcends the limits of simply moving from point […]
Mexico Announces Infrastructure Projects
(Platts, 5.Oct.2020) — Mexico announced on Oct. 5 a set of infrastructure projects worth almost $14 billion to reactivate the economy, including a new coker […]
Mexico Unveils Investment Plan Worth Nearly $14 bln
(Reuters, 5.Oct.2020) — Mexico’s government and business leaders on Monday presented a series of planned investments worth over 297 billion pesos ($13.83 billion) which President […]
IEnova To Report 3Q:20 Earnings On 21 October
(Sempra 1.Oct.2020) — Sempra Energy’s Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura EnergĂ©tica Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), plans to release its third-quarter 2020 earnings by 6 p.m. ET, […]
Morena Seeks End To Mexico’s Energy Investment
(Argus, 15.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s ruling Morena party presented a constitutional reform proposal that would roll back the historic 2014 energy reform and seek to rescind […]
Pemex Head Visits Sonda de Campeche
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) — Pemex head Octavio Romero Oropeza visits workers on the Ayatsil-C y Akal-B platforms in Sonda de Campeche. See these stories […]
Mexico Slashes Crude Targets In 2021 Budget
(Argus, 9.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s government slashed its crude oil output forecast for the next four years, with next year’s target down by 11pc from the […]
Mexico’s Environment Minister Resigns
(Reuters, 2.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s environment minister has resigned after clashing with colleagues over policy priorities, prompting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to defend the government’s […]
Mexico’s Obrador Says 2021 Budget Includes Refinery
(Reuters, 2.Sep.2020) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the 2021 budget would call for spending on priority infrastructure, including refineries and […]
Manuela Molina Named Sempra’s IR Vice President
(Sempra, 2.Sep.2020) — Sempra Energy announced that Manuela “Nelly” Molina, currently chief financial officer for Sempra Energy’s Mexico subsidiary, Infraestructura EnergĂ©tica Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. […]
Mexican Oil Union Hints At Strike On Safety Concerns
(Argus, 1.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s oil workers union (STPRM) called on state-owned Pemex to resolve serious operational, safety and security concerns. “We demand our concerns are […]
Mexico’s Lopez Wants Plan To Execute Energy Vision
(Reuters, 11.Aug.2020) — Mexico’s president has given officials until late September to craft a plan to reassert state control over the energy industry as an […]
Work Continues At Dos Bocas In Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Aug.2020) — Construction work at the Dos Bocas refinery continues, according to recent details from Mexico Energy Secretariat published on Twitter. __________ […]
Mexico To Launch World’s Largest Oil Hedge – Sources
(Reuters, 24.Jul.2020) — Mexico has asked top Wall Street banks to submit quotes for its giant oil hedging program, sources familiar with the matter said […]
Sener To Boost Jobs During Salamanca Refinery Rehab
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jul.2020) — Mexico’s Energy Secretariat anticipates a rise in the number of workers to be employed during the rehabilitation of the Salamanca […]
Talos Instructed To Unitize Zama Field Within 120 Days
(Talos, 9.Jul.2020) — Talos Energy Inc. announced that on 7 July 2020, that it received a notice from Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) instructing the […]
Sener Authorizes Unification Of Zama Shared Deposit
(Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jul.2020) — Mexico’s Energy Secretary (Sener) instructed the unification of a shared reservoir between the Zama field discovered through Contract CNH-R01-L01-A7 / […]
US Gas Exports To Mexico Set To Rise
(EIA, 6.Jul.2020) — Exports of natural gas by pipeline are the largest component of U.S. natural gas trade, accounting for 40% of all U.S. gross […]
Sempra’s IEnova Unit To Report 2Q:20 Earnings 22 Jul.
(Sempra, 1.Jul.2020) — Sempra Energy’s Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura EnergĂ©tica Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), plans to release its second-quarter 2020 earnings by 6 p.m. ET, […]
Maersk Awarded Deal Offshore Suriname
(Evercore ISI, 30.Jun.2020) — Maersk Drilling announced the 6th-Gen Maersk Developer was awarded a one-well exploration contract from Petronas for offshore Suriname. The $20.4M backlog […]
Mexico Antitrust Body Takes On Govt Over Energy Policy
(Reuters, 22.Jun.2020) — Mexico’s antitrust regulator said on Monday it had filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the energy ministry, arguing that steps […]
Mexico’s Lopez Says He’d Sell Fuel To Venezuela
(Reuters, 15.Jun.2020) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his country would, for “humanitarian” reasons, sell gasoline to Venezuela if asked to […]
Mexico’s Oil Hedge To Be Pricier
(Reuters, 15.Jun.2020) — Mexico will have to pay more for less coverage under its giant oil revenue insurance policy for 2021, but will likely go […]
Mirage Inks Deal With The State Of Puebla
(Mirage, 11.Jun.2020) — Mirage Energy Corporation signed an agreement with Energy Agency of the State of Puebla to develop a pipeline infrastructure project to deliver […]
Power Rate Hike To Hurt Renewable Energy Firms
(Reuters, 11.Jun.2020) — An influential Mexican business lobby on Thursday warned a hike in the price that private power producers pay to access the country’s […]
Mexico To Sit Out Extension Of OPEC+ Oil Output Cuts
(Reuters, 6.Jun.2020) — Mexico will not join other top oil producers in extending through July output cuts aimed at propping up the price of crude, […]
CNH Again Extends Timeframe For Oil Permits
(Reuters, 4.Jun.2020) — Mexico’s oil regulator will allow energy firms more time to secure permits and plan approvals, it said in on Thursday, in effect […]
Oil Workers In Mexico Plead To Come Home
(The Guardian, 4.Jun.2020) — Dozens of Trinidad and Tobago oilfield workers in Mexico have issued a plea to the government to allow them to return […]
Pemex Continues With Tula Refinery Contingency
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jun.2020) — Pemex’s “Miguel Hidalgo” refinery in Tula carried out preventive measures to mitigate the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic among its […]
Mexico Probes Libre Abordo Pact With Venezuela
(Reuters, 2.Jun.2020) — The Mexican government’s financial crime department is investigating Libre Abordo, a Mexico-based firm that received millions of barrels of Venezuelan crude under […]
Libre Abordo Announces Bankruptcy
(Reuters, 31.May.2020) — Mexico-based company Libre Abordo said on Sunday it was bankrupt and that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had terminated an oil-for-food agreement that […]