(Reuters, 12.Jul.2018) – Mexico’s next energy agenda will prioritize increasing gasoline and diesel production and later decide on possible changes to the industry reform championed […]
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Mexico energy
AMLO Seeks to End Mexico’s Energy Dependence
(TeleSur, 11.Jul.2018) – Mexico’s national energy demand has become highly dependent on the United States. Mexico’s next energy minister under president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador […]
Mexican Refineries a Must for “Energy Security”
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 10.Jul.2018) – Given Mexico’s dependence on imported fuel, construction of two new refineries in the country “isn’t a business issue, […]
Pemex Alerts Against Criminal Group
(Pemex, 10.Jul.2018) – The State-Owned Productive Company filed a criminal report before the Office of the Attorney General to initiate the investigation of this suspected […]
BP Opens 6 Petrol Stations in Campeche
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 10.Jul.2018) – British Petroleum extended its operations in the country this week. Today, we have arrived to Campeche, a state […]
Pemex Alerts on Fraud Via Identity Theft
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 10.Jul.2018) – Pemex filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office demanding the entity investigate the alleged crimes. In its […]
Renaissance Approved to Develop Chiapas Blocks
(Renaissance Oil Corp. 9.Jul.2018) – Renaissance Oil Corp. received final authorizations from the relevant Mexican authorities to proceed with the development program on the company’s […]
Renaissance Says Pitepec Block Details Attractive
(Renaissance Oil Corp. 9.Jul.2018) – Renaissance Oil Corp. recently signed a Right of First Refusal (ROFR), for the Pitepec block, adjacent to the north of […]
Pemex Divests Participation in PMV
(Pemex, 6.Jul.2018) – Petróleos Mexicanos divested its participation in Petroquímica Mexicana de Vinilo through an agreement with Mexichem. As part of Pemex’s strategy of maximizing […]
Mexichem to Buy Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo Stake
(Reuters, 6.Jul.2018) – Mexican chemicals and plastic pipe maker Mexichem agreed to buy state oil firm Pemex’s stake in chemical manufacturer Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo. […]
Sapura E&P Signs PSC in Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 29.Jun.2018) – Three months after being awarded Mexico’s Block 30, Sapura and its partners sign a PSC. “We are proud […]
Linking Permian, Eagle Ford to Monterrey
(Natural Gas Intelligence, Carolyn Davis, 27.Jun.2018) – The mantra for a San Antonio, TX-based midstream operator, whose portfolio is increasingly weighted to southern destinations, could […]
Geothermal a Superpower in Mexico’s Potential
(Mexico News Daily, 26.Jun.2018) – The capacity to generate geothermal energy is a veritable superpower within Mexico’s enormous energy potential but a significant barrier stands […]
Mexico Considering Mechanism for Geothermal
(ThinkGeoEnergy, 26.Jun.2018) – Indicated in a recent webinar as part of the upcoming GEOLAC geothermal conference, a new price mechanism specifically tailored towards geothermal is […]
Mexico’s Presidential Elections and U.S. Energy Cos
(MarketPlace.org, Lorne Matalon, 22.Jun.2018) – Antonio Godinez Vera makes his living turning golden kernels of Mexican corn into a mash that becomes tortillas. People like […]
Uncertainty Looms Large Over LatAm Oil
(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 20.Jun.2018) – While oil industry analysts and market participants are watching Venezuela closely for clues about how low its oil production will […]
Why Mexico’s Energy Reform Needs AMLO
(The Council on Foreign Relations, Amy Myers Jaffe, 20.Jun.2018) – Mexico’s energy reform has taken important first steps but to come to full fruition, several […]
Mexico Energy Sector Faces Uncertainty
(Natural Gas Intelligence, Carolyn Davis, 14.Jun.2018) – Mexico’s historic energy reform launched four years ago may hit a few bumps if, as expected, left-wing presidential […]
Acciona Starts Commissioning 183MW Mexican Wind Farm
(Renewables Now, 14.Jun.2018) – Acciona SA started commissioning its 183-MW El Cortijo wind farm in Mexico, the Spanish infrastructure group said on Wednesday. This is […]
Enbridge Begins U.S.-Mexico Portion of Valley Pipeline
(Reuters, 13.Jun.2018) – Canadian energy company Enbridge Inc. said it started construction of the offshore border crossing section of its US$1.6-billion Valley Crossing natural gas […]
Pemex on High Alert over Hurricane Bud
(Pemex, 12.Jun.2018) – Pemex reports that, due to the arrival of Hurricane Bud to the shores of the Mexican Pacific, it is continuously monitoring the […]
Pemex Reports Rise in Illegal Pipeline Connections
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 12.Jun.2018) – Illegal pipeline connections detected by state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) continue their upward trend. In April of […]
Mexico Addresses Social Impact of Energy Reform
(Velda Addision, Senior Editor, Digital News Group Hart Energy, 12.Jun.2018) — Working at energy sites in some parts of Mexico could mean coming face-to-face with […]
Pemex Lets Contract for Tula Refinery
(Oil and Gas Journal, Robert Brelsford, 11.Jun.2018) – Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), through its processing subsidiary Pemex Transformacion Industrial (formerly Pemex Refinacion), has let a […]
Observing Controls In Mexico’s Energy Sector
(Control Risk, Armando Ortega, 11.Jun.2018) — For decades, the most relevant compliance legislation for international companies operating in Mexico was the US Foreign Corrupt Practices […]
What is in store for Mexican oil under a new leader?
(Financial Times, Nick Butler, 10.Jun.2018) Among this year’s many elections — from Iraq to Malaysia to Russia — none is more important for the international […]
Howard Injects Natgas into Texas-Mexico Pipeline
(Reuters, 9.Jun.2018) — Howard Energy Partners told U.S. energy regulators that it began injecting natural gas into the Impulsora natural gas pipeline project from Texas […]
Pemex, Hidalgo Govt to Partner to Boost Development
(Pemex, 5.Jun.2018) – The CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos, Carlos Treviño Medina, and the Governor of the State of Hidalgo, Omar Fayad Meneses, signed a memorandum […]
North America’s Energy Future on Trial in Mexico
(Brookings, Carlos Pascual, David G. Victor, and Rafael Fernandez de Castro, 5.Jun.2018) – On July 1, Mexicans head to the polls to select their next […]
Fact Sheet: Peru LNG
(Shell, 1.Jun.2018) — Peru LNG is the first natural gas liquefaction plant in South America and began operations in 2010 with a 4.45 mtpa capacity. […]
Pemex Says JV Wins Bid to Rehabilitate H-Oil Plant at Tula Refinery
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 31.May.2018) – The partnership Saipem S.P.A / Saimexicana S.A. de C.V won the bid to rehabilitate the H-Oil Plant at […]
Energy, Education, and Learning Through NRG ED
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 24.May.2018) – Energy Analytics Institute, formerly LatinPetroleum Inc., continues to promote its “Energy Education Initiative” in the Americas, also known […]
Argus Awarded for Mexico Energy Coverage
(Argus Media, 23.May.2018) – Global commodity price reporting and news agency Argus has been awarded first place for its coverage of Mexican energy markets, in […]
Mexico’s Vista Oil & Gas Signs Onshore JV With Jaguar
(Reuters, 23.May.2018) – Mexican energy investment firm Vista Oil & Gas will tie up with Jaguar Exploracion y Produccion on three onshore projects, the company […]
Building Momentum – Oil and Gas in Latin America
(By Rodolfo Guzman, Paola Perez, Paola Carvajal, Roberto Imperatore, Arthur D. Little, 22.May 2018) – Unconventional oil production has grown these past few years despite […]
Mexican Drillers Sign 1st Deal Without State Oil Giant
(Bloomberg, Amy Stillman, 22.May.2018) – Two upstart Mexican drillers have signed the first farm-out deal in Mexico’s oil sector that doesn’t include state company Petroleos […]
PEMEX Seeks Partners for Seven Onshore areas
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 3.May.2018) – Mexico’s state oil company PEMEX is seeking partners for land grouped into seven onshore areas containing light and […]
ECLAC Ssays Venezuela’s Economic Activity to Fall 8.5% in 2018
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 1.May.2018) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, also known as ECLAC or CEPAL by […]
Pemex Turns $6 Bln Profit On Oil Prices
(Reuters, 27.Apr.2018) – Mexican state-run oil company Pemex said on Friday its net profit rose 29 percent in the first quarter compared with the year-earlier […]
Favorable Terms To Help Guyana Prove Potential
(Rystad, 19.Apr.2018) — Rystad Energy analysis shows that Guyana’s fiscal regime is favorable to oil companies when compared to mature oil and gas development countries […]
Sapura, Partners Awarded Mexico’s Block 30
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 1.Apr.2018) – The consortium, comprised of three companies, was awarded a block in the southeastern basin of the Gulf of […]
Mexico Awards Blocks In Final Oil Auction Before Election
(Reuters, David Alire Garcia & Marianna Parraga, 27.Mar.2018) — Mexico awarded just under half of the 35 shallow-water blocks it tendered on Tuesday, in an […]
Pemex Signs Shale Contract With Lewis Energy
(Reuters, 26.Mar.2018) — Mexican state oil company Pemex said on Monday it had signed a contract with U.S. firm Lewis Energy for the exploration and […]
Process for Pemex Second Farm-Out Begins
(Pemex, 7.Mar.2017) – The approval of the bidding process for the selection of a partner for the exploration and extraction of the Ayin and Batsil […]
Siemens Delivers Compressor Trains For Fermaca Pipeline In Mexico
(Siemens, 7.Mar.2018) — Siemens recently delivered five gas turbine-driven compressor trains to Fermaca Enterprises (Fermaca) for two pipeline stations in Mexico. The pipeline projects, which […]
Mexico In Full Swing
(Petroleum Economist, Aldo Flores-Quiroga, 8.Feb.2018) — Mexico’s oil and gas industry will be completely open to private investment by end-2018. For the first time in […]
Petroteq Energy, Pemex Ink Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 1.Feb.2018) – In January Petroteq Energy Inc. reached an agreement with Mexico’s state-owned oil entity Pemex. Through its Petrobloq subsidiary, […]
Mexico Tops BP Growth Plans
(Reuters, Jessica Resnick-Ault, 17.Jan.2018) – BP is expanding its retail presence with plans to open 3,000 branded retail stations globally in the next five years, […]
Total Enters Product Retail Sector In Mexico
(Total, 10.Dec.2017) — Total has entered into an agreement with GASORED, a group of service station owners, to rebrand a network of around 250 service […]
Open Season Fees, Delays Puzzle Mexico’s Investors
(Platts, 11.Aug.2017) — Pemex has yet to announce the next phase of its refined products logistics open season, which could be impacting investment decisions on […]