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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Pemex 3Q18 Profits Up, Natural Gas and Oil Output Down
A recovery in international crude oil prices and a boost in domestic sales lifted state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the third quarter, its final report before a new regime takes office.
October 26, 2018
NGI The Weekly Gas Market Report
Mexico Faces Uncertainty Over Natural Gas Supplies For Industry as Pemex Output ‘Tanks’
Amid delays in the construction of key pipelines, the near absence of storage facilities and a slump in the production of state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico appears to be on the brink of a severe shortage of natural gas.
October 23, 2018
Fracking in Mexico Nothing New, Mexican Energy Secretary Reminds Legislators
Mexico has used hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for considerably more than half a century, and the technique is currently applied to about one in five conventional oil and gas wells, Energy Secretary Pedro Joaquin Coldwell said during a hearing last Thursday before the Chamber of Deputies, the nation’s lower legislative chamber.
October 16, 2018
Mexican Energy Secretary Reminds Legislators of Fracking’s Long History in Country
Mexico has used hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for considerably more than half a century, and the technique is currently applied to about one in five conventional oil and gas wells, Energy Secretary Pedro Joaquin Coldwell said during a hearing on Thursday before the Chamber of Deputies, the nation’s lower legislative chamber.
October 12, 2018
Mexico’s President Elect Reaffirms Opposition To Fracking Despite Natural Gas Output Woes
For the second time since his July 1 electoral victory, Mexican President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador said publicly that his administration will not allow hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to extract oil and gas.
October 11, 2018
Mexico Facing ‘Perfect Storm’ on Reduced Natural Gas Production, Pipeline Imports
Concern is growing in Mexico over supplies of natural gas to industry, and the leader of the powerful lobby of Monterrey industrialists, Juan Ignacio Garza, told the daily Reforma last week that “a perfect storm” is brewing in the country.
October 10, 2018
As Mexico Natural Gas Output Plummets, AMLO Reaffirms Opposition To Fracking
For the second time since his July 1 electoral victory, Mexican President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador said publicly that his administration will not allow hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to extract oil and gas.
October 8, 2018
NGI The Weekly Gas Market Report
Former Pemex Chief Points to Mexico’s Forgotten Natural Gas Treasure
Concern is growing in Mexico over supplies of natural gas to industry, and the leader of the powerful lobby of Monterrey industrialists, Juan Ignacio Garza, told the daily Reforma on Thursday that “a perfect storm” is brewing in the country.
October 5, 2018
Mexico President-Elect’s Vision for Pemex A Reality Or Fantasy?
The price of the international Mexican export mix of crude, as reported by the state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), was $76.34/bbl on Monday (Oct. 1), compared with a year ago when the price was $47.60. Is that a good omen for President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador?
October 4, 2018
AMLO’s Ambitions for Pemex Facing Reality Check
The price of the international Mexican export mix of crude, as reported by the state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), was $76.34/bbl on Monday (Oct. 1), compared with a year ago when the price was $47.60. Is that a good omen for President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador?
October 2, 2018