(Ft.com, Jude Webber, 9.May.2019) — AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador, Mexico’s president, has stepped up his commitment to an $8bn refinery project, rejecting three private sector bids as too costly and vowing that state oil company Pemex will build the plant. The leftist nationalist president batted aside concerns about the ability […]
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Mexico’s Fuel Plan Won’t Immediately Impact Texas
(Texas Tribune, Juan Luis GarcĂa Hernández, 14.Aug.2018) – After a dramatic spike in gasoline prices incited widespread protests in Mexico last year, then-presidential candidate AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador made a promise that caught the attention of Texas officials and the state’s oil and gas industry: The veteran left-wing politician vowed, […]
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 candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is elected on July 1, but there’s no turning back now, experts said last week. At the 4th Mexico Gas […]