Eduardo, who is head of Mexico energy consultancy Gadex, is based in Mexico City with over 22 years of experience in the Mexican energy sector and in regulatory affairs, with a focus on natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, refined products, electricity and utility projects. He began his career at Pemex, in the refining division. He then worked for Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) for 14 years, becoming the Tariffs General Director in 2010 and its Chief Economist in 2014. From July 2015 to February 2019 he served as the ISO Chief Officer for Mexico's pipeline operator Cenagas overseeing the technical, commercial and economic management of the Natural Gas Integrated System (SISTRANGAS).
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Lakach Failure Highlights Mexico’s Difficulty Developing Own Natural Gas Resources – Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. The drama of the Lakach offshore natural gas field serves to underline the difficulties Mexico faces as it tries to develop its…
November 22, 2023
For Nearshoring Opportunity, Mexico Natural Gas Distribution Needs Upgrade — Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Mexico, a country with logistical advantages and an industrial economy, could see substantial economic benefits from nearshoring, or the relocation of operations…
October 27, 2023
Cenagas Open Season Recognizes Vital Private Sector Role in Mexico Gas Market – Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Cenagas has announced an important open season on the Sistrangas pipeline network, of which it is operator. An open season is an…
October 6, 2023
A Tale of Two Visions for Mexico’s Energy Sector – Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. As Mexico prepares for its presidential elections next June, it is no exaggeration to say that the nation is at a crossroads…
September 22, 2023
Mexico LNG Exports Poised for Takeoff, Changing Dynamics of Domestic Natural Gas Market — Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. As New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) prepares to start operations on its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit offshore Tamaulipas, Mexico is…
September 8, 2023
Mexico Must Simplify Natural Gas Regulation to Promote Growth – Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Mexico natural gas pipeline imports from the United States are hitting records and are now around 7 Bcf/d. This enormous volume that…
August 25, 2023
Is Mexico’s Cenagas Positioned to Meet Growing Power, Industrial Natural Gas Demand? — Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Cenagas, the operator of Mexico’s national pipeline system known as Sistrangas, has published the results of the public consultation held weeks ago. …
August 11, 2023
In A Boiling Hot Summer, How Reliable Is Mexico’s Import-Dependent Natural Gas Network? — Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. For Mexico, each summer is a test of its gas and electricity networks. Every year, the continuity of natural gas supply not…
July 28, 2023
Pemex Offshore Fire a Wake-Up Call for Mexico’s Natural Gas Industry – Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. The news earlier this month of the spectacular accident at the Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) Nohoch-Alfa offshore platform would seem, at first glance,…
July 14, 2023
Mexico Natural Gas Storage Plans Key to Energy Security and Market Development – Column
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Energy security is a central issue in the North American gas market, and the lack of underground storage in Mexico is one…
June 30, 2023