Adam Williams

“It is necessary to implement changes in the institutional design of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) with the purpose of guaranteeing its commitment to the well-being of consumers and to promote a climate of confidence and trust between the various actors in the energy sector,” Diego Díaz Pérez, researcher at the Instituto Mexicano para la…

Mexico’s plans to re-export U.S. natural gas could make the country a major LNG hub, according to an industry analyst. “Mexico currently imports around 6 Bcf/d of natural gas, mostly for power generation and industrial use,” Sergio Chapa, senior LNG analyst at Poten & Partners, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “The dozen liquefied natural gas export…

A new government in Mexico in 2024 should reconsider its position regarding the importance of domestic natural gas in the energy mix, according to Erick Sánchez, vice president for Business Development in Mexico and Central America at Rystad Energy. “With all of the development in the southeast around the fields that everyone has identified as…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

“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…