Pemex Chief Touts Mexico's Energy Reform In Washington Visit

Signed into law late last year by President Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's energy reform allows for new contractual options for Pemex, as well as foreign or private oil companies, including production-sharing contracts and licenses.

So-called secondary legislation that will set commercial terms for the contracts and other regulations is expected to be approved by Mexico's Congress in May.

Lozoya added that the shale gas boom in the United States also opens up a window of opportunity not only for Mexico, but for Central America as well.

Various infrastructure projects in the works will allow Mexico to tap into the bounty of natural gas in the United States, which will transform Mexico's economy, he said.

"This will mean that we will go from consuming 6 percent of the total electricity in Mexico to producing 15 percent of it," he said, adding that it will move the country away from a reliance on expensive fuel oil.

"The impact on the economy will be great," Lozoya said, noting that the energy reform is expected to increase investment in Mexico to $50 billion to $60 billion per year.

The economic impact could also be felt further south in Central America, where natural gas is priced around $20 per thousand British thermal units, compared with roughly $4.50 in the United States.


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