Adam D. Williams is a reporter and writer based in Mexico City that has covered Latin America for 10 years, previously with Bloomberg both in Mexico and Central America. His work has appeared in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune, among others.
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Mexico LNG Buildout Poses Risks for Internal Natural Gas Market, Says Energy Policy Expert
Mexico’s decision to construct LNG plants to export natural gas may risk the country’s energy security and may be more costly than beneficial, a research associate at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “I think that there is a risk that these projects represent a burden for Mexico’s energy…

Natural Gas Storage Project, Fertilizer Plant Planned for Tamaulipas, State Energy Commissioner Says
A natural gas storage project with capacity of up to 5 Bcf is under development in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, José Ramón Silva Arizabalo, the state energy commissioner, told NGI Mexico’s GPI. “This project will be developed in a depleted oil and gas field known as the Brasil field,” Silva told NGI Mexico’s…

Mexico Renewable Stock Index Incentivizes Use of Transition Fuels, Committee President Says
The Renewable E Index, under the ticker Renew-MX, made history in April, becoming the first-ever index on the Mexican Stock Exchange to measure companies’ transition to cleaner fuel use. María Valencia, President of the Validation Committee for the Renewable E Index, spoke with NGI Mexico’s GPI about the index, how it applies to natural gas…

Mexico Should Consider Special Incentives for Natural Gas Development, Says Former Pemex E&P Head
Mexico hasn’t paid enough attention to its rich natural gas resources, Gustavo Hernández, one of Mexico’s most experienced petroleum engineers and executives, told NGI Mexico GPI. He suggested an incentives program to kickstart natural gas production. Hernández has a long and distinguished career in the national and international energy industry. He currently serves as President…

Investor Confidence in Mexico’s CRE Vital for Industry Growth, Says Regulatory Expert
Mexico’s energy regulator Comision Reguladora de Energia (CRE) needs to do a better job in providing a level playing field and improving sector oversight, Enix SC founder Alvaro Efraín Téllez Rangel, who runs the consultancy firm in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico’s GPI. Mexico’s CRE must “demonstrate certainty” and make decisions based on “the current…

Engie Developing Biogas Project to Connect to Mexico Natural Gas Grid
“We are working on the first biogas project connected to the natural gas network in Mexico, with the objective to inject green gasses into the distribution network,” Eva Ribera, Vice President of Business Development & Implementation at Engie México, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “We think that biogas is currently an opportunity in Mexico and we…

Verdad Exploration Reaches Mexico Milestone in Natural Gas-Rich Burgos Basin
“We are the first private producers to develop gas in the Burgos Basin and connect to Cenagas,” Roberto Gutierrez, vice president of commercial sales at Verdad Exploration Mexico LLC, told NGI’s Mexico GPI in a phone interview. On February 22, Verdad connected their gas production from a block in the Burgos Basin to the Sistrangas…

Mexico’s LNG Export Plans Emboldened by Global Supply Squeeze
A year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine altered the energy landscape across the globe, Mexico’s natural gas model has been transformed. As the world’s biggest consumer of U.S. produced natural gas, Mexico has set its sights on using its geographic position to its advantage. By importing natural gas from the U.S. at the cheapest prices…

One Year After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Mexico’s Plans Have Shifted to LNG
A year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine altered the energy landscape across the globe, Mexico’s natural gas model has been transformed. As the world’s biggest consumer of U.S. produced natural gas, Mexico has set its sights on using its geographic position to its advantage. By importing natural gas from the U.S. at the cheapest prices…

Development of Mexico Secondary Market Requires Regulatory Follow-Through, Says Veteran Trader
“The development of a secondary market for transport capacity will require that regulatory agencies comply with what they’ve already said they were going to do,” Norberto Catalán, Director of Trading and Origination at Énestas, an electricity and natural gas boutique trading shop located in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “If we really want to…