(Bloomberg, 28.Dec.2021) — Mexico plans to end crude oil exports in 2023 as part of a strategy by the nationalist government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reach self-sufficiency in the domestic fuels market. Petroleos Mexicanos, the Mexican state-owned producer known as Pemex, will reduce crude oil exports to 435,000 […]
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NRGBriefs: CFIUS Approves Pemex’s Deer Park Refinery Purchase
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Dec.2021) — Energy briefs including Chile being chosen for the 2nd consecutive yr as the most attractive emerging mkt to invest in renewable energies in the LatAm region; AkerSolutions crossing the 36% mark in terms women among all hired personnel in Brazil; the Committee on Foreign Investment […]
Mexico Taunts Dzimpona-1 Oil Find
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Mar.2021) — Mexican officials announced discovery of a new giant oil field called Dzimpona-1 in the state of Tabasco. Reserves at the field are estimated between 500 and 600 million barrels of crude oil equivalent (MMboe) The Dzimpona-1 is located near Valeriana and Racemosa, which together hold […]
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 and others when they are first published on Energy Analytics Institute’s instagram feed here. Source of the photos: Pemex. __________ By Jared Yamin. © Energy […]
Pemex’s Romero Pushes For Control Over Zama
(Reuters, 29.Jan.2020) — Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos wants operational control over a major offshore oil area discovered by a consortium of private companies before development gets underway, its top official said on Wednesday. Pemex Chief Executive Officer Octavio Romero told a news conference the company believes most of […]
Pemex Head Visits Xikin, Xanab And Tlacame
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 19.Jan.2020) — Officials with Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) visited three wells: Xikin, Xanab and Tlacame 3. The latter was drilled using the Kukulkán platform, owned by Pemex and operated 100% by Pemex employees. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved. ***
Pemex Reserve Discovery Boosts Mexico’s Oil Ambitions
(S&P Global Platts, 10.Dec.2019) — Pemex’s largest hydrocarbon reserve discovery in 30 years is boosting the Mexican government’s confidence that the troubled state-run enterprise can reverse a more than decade-long decline in crude oil production. An analysis of initial production results and seismic data from the onshore Quesqui field led […]
Pemex Finds Giant Oil Field In Quesqui
(Pemex, 6.Dec.2019) — The President of Mexico, AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador, accompanied by the General Director of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Octavio Romero Oropeza, toured the Quesqui oil field, which according to seismic data confirms the existence of a giant oil reservoir of at least 500 million barrels, the equivalent of […]
Pemex Supports Hidalgo Municipalities
(Pemex, 3.Dec.2019) — As part of the Community and Environment Support Program (PACMA), the General Director of PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Octavio Romero Oropeza, presented to the Hidalgo State Governor Omar Fayad Meneses these vehicles worth 9.3 million pesos to be used in 12 municipalities in order to strengthen actions in […]
Mexico Moving Forward With Dos Bocas Refinery Construction In Tabasco
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador reiterated his decision to build the new Dos Bocas Refinery and continue with the planned modernization of six existing refineries owned by state oil company PetrĂłleos Mexicanos, also known as Pemex. “The refinery will assist Mexico achieve […]
Pemex Head Says Fuel Theft In April 2019 Down 98% Since November 2018
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 22.Apr.2019) — The illegal theft of combustible in Mexico is down 98% since November, announced Pemex General Director Octavio Romero Oropeza on 22 April 2019 during a conference held in Mexico City. Illegal activity related to the theft of gasoline was 2,000 barrels per day […]
Mexico’s Oil Production In April 2019 Down 1% M-O-M, Down 10% Y-O-Y
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 22.Apr.2019) — Mexico’s oil production continues to trend downward, according to recent data revealed by government officials. Oil production is currently averaging around 1.685 million barrels per day (MMb/d) in April 2019, down slightly 1% from 1.694 MMb/d in March 2019 and down 10% compared […]
Mexico’s Next President Promises Pemex Investment
(Bloomberg, Amy Stillman, 30.Jul.2018) – Mexico’s incoming president named a new chief executive officer for Pemex and promised government investment of 75 billion pesos ($4 billion) in the oil sector, in a bid to revive the state-owned oil company. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tapped longtime political ally Octavio Romero Oropeza, […]