Ronald Buchanan, was born and bred in Glasgow, Scotland. Having launched a career in journalism with Scottish newspapers, he left for London to join The Guardian and, briefly, the Financial Times. From London, he moved to Mexico, where he wrote for Business Week, the Financial Times and other publications, several of them Mexican.
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Fueling Mexico’s Tourist Boom; Natural Gas or Not?
The Mexico unit of France-based Engie plans what amounts to a natural-gas offensive to attack the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) stronghold of Cancun, by far the nation’s largest tourist destination and a principal pole of the nation’s economic development.
July 7, 2017
Natural Gas in Spotlight as Mexico Prepares for Two Lease Sales in July
Mexico’s initial upstream auctions, including round 2.1 held in mid-June, earned billions for the country in the first upstream auctions, but to date, natural gas has played only a minor role. That may change with two auctions scheduled in July, with gas potentially breaking out as a star performer.
June 27, 2017
Mexico 2.1 Shallow Water Lease Sale Unloads 10 of 15 Blocks
Ten of the 15 shallow-water blocks on offer in the first auction of round two of Mexico’s 2013-2014 energy reform were snapped up Tuesday in what at times was fierce bidding.
June 20, 2017
Mexico’s CRE Abolishes First-Hand NatGas Price, Opens Market to Competition
Natural gas prices have been freed throughout Mexico, the nation’s energy regulator Comision Reguladora de Energia (CRE) declared in a decree published Friday in the Diario Oficial, the equivalent of the U.S. Federal Register.
June 16, 2017
Mexico’s April Natural Gas Production Down 10% in April From Year Ago
Mexico produced 5.334 Bcf/d of natural gas in April, state oil and natural gas company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported, a drop of 9.9% from the 5.921 Bcf/d recorded a year ago.
June 1, 2017
Mexico Natural Gas Production Declines; Pipeline Issues Could Spell Summer Shortages
As temperatures rise in what promises to be a hot summer in Mexico, the country’s production of natural gas — the fuel of choice for the nation’s power plants — has been dropping by 10% year-on-year in recent months.
May 31, 2017
Mexico Pipeline Open Season Draws Diverse International Crowd
Twenty-four companies representing a wide range of industries and national origin gained access Monday to Mexico’s natural gas pipelines that had been under the control of state-run oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for almost eight decades.
May 9, 2017