(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 […]
Tag: Pemex
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (Pemex) continue their upward trend.  In April of […]
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 PetrĂłleos 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
CFE Cancels Baja California Sur Natural Gas Project
(Platts, 30.Jun.2017) — Mexican state-run utility CFE has canceled its auction to bring natural gas into the Pacific state of Baja California Sur, the company […]
Venezuela Output To Fall 100-150 Mb/d in 2017
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 26.Mar.2017) – An inability to boost foreign and domestic investments in Venezuela’s oil sector in 2017 will result in further […]
Peña Nieto Presides Over Commemoration Ceremony
(Pemex, 18.Mar.2017) – Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto presided over the commemoration ceremony on March 18, 2017 at the maritime terminal of Ciudad del Carmen, […]
Pemex Director Visits Families of Salamanca Accident
(Pemex, 17.Mar.2017) – JosĂ© Antonio González Anaya, General Director of PetrĂłleos Mexicanos, met with the family members of the workers who were injured in the […]
Mexico’s Fuel Consumption in January 2017
(Energy Analytics Institute, Fidencio Casillas, 12.Mar.2017) – Mexico consumed 193 million liters of fuel in January 2017, state oil company PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (Pemex) Gasolinera wrote […]
Pemex Director Meets Oil Sector Leaders
(Pemex, 8.Mar.2017) – The General Director of PetrĂłleos Mexicanos, JosĂ© Antonio González Anaya, had an intense activity during CERA week, the most important event of […]
Pemex, BHP Billiton to Develop Trion Block
(Pemex, 3.Mar.2017) – PetrĂłleos Mexicanos and the Australian company BHP Billiton signed an agreement to develop the deep-water Trion Block during an event hosted by […]
Renaissance, Lukoil to Partner in Amatitlán Block
(Renaissance Oil Corp., 11.Jan.2017) – Renaissance Oil Corp. announced that PJSC LUKOIL, one of the world’s largest oil producers, has chosen Renaissance as their partner […]
Mexico’s Double-Digit Gasoline Price Increase
(Energy Analytics Institute, Fidencio Casillas, 5.Jan.2017) – The prices of gasoline in Mexico is set to increase gradually and up to 20 percent on average, […]
Pemex to Make Peso Payment to Suppliers
(Energy Analytics Institute, Fidencio Casillas, 6.Jun.2016) – Pemex is preparing to make payments of nearly 30 billion Mexican pesos to its providers, announced a company […]
Pemex Gasoline Consumption At 22% of Total Vs. 8% in 2011
(Energy Analytics Institute, Fidencio Casillas, 5.Jun.2016) – The consumption of premium gasoline in Mexico has evolved favorably over the last six years with the Premium […]
Pemex and Mexichem Inform the Loss of 13 Workers
(Pemex, 21.Apr.2016) – Pemex’s CEO, JosĂ© Antonio González Anaya; Civil Protection National Coordinator from the Ministry of the Interior, Luis Felipe Puente, and Mexichem’s CEO, […]
Pemex: PMV Plant in Coatzacoalcos Under Control
(Pemex, 20.Apr.2016) – The current situation in the Clorados 3 Plant of PetroquĂmica Mexicana de Vinilo’s (PMV) in Coatzacoalcos, is under control and presents no […]
Finance Ministry, Pemex Meet With Investors
(Pemex, 19.Apr.2016) – The Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Luis Videgaray, and the Pemex CEO JosĂ© Antonio González Anaya, met in New York with […]
Finance Ministry, Public Credit Support Pemex
(Pemex, 13.Apr.2016) – Given the difficult situation of global low oil prices, Pemex faced a liquidity problem, while not a solvency one. In this context, […]
Keppel FELS Delivers Another Two Rigs
(Keppel FELS, 27.Mar.2016) – Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), delivered two jackup rigs […]
Launching of Floatel for Pemex
(Pemex, 28.Aug.2015) – The vessel will have the capacity to accommodate 700 platform workers. The accommodation vessel (floatel, floating hotel) built to service Pemex’s platforms, […]
Pemex Responds to Moody’s Press Release
(Pemex, 25.Aug.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service placed Pemex’s global foreign currency and global local currency A3 ratings under review for a possible downgrade. In this […]
Pemex Looks to Improve Diesel Production
(Pemex, 14.Aug.2015) – The exchange of light crude between the U.S. and Mexico will improve the production of diesel and gasoline in the country. Pemex […]
Pemex, STPRM to Review Collective Agreement
(Pemex, 11.Aug.2015) – Pemex and the Petroleum Workers Union of the Mexican Republic (STPRM, Sindicato de Trabajadores Petroleros de la RepĂşblica Mexicana) agreed to a […]
Pemex Reports on Pipeline Fire
(Pemex, 11.Aug.2015) – The fire registered today in the Escobedo-Santa Catarina pipeline, in the municipality of GarcĂa in Nuevo LeĂłn, was caused by a blow […]