Mexico’s natural gas production in October rose to 3.93 Bcf/d, compared with 3.899 Bcf/d in the year-ago month.

Mexico production

October’s production was the highest of any month this year. The average to date in 2021 has been 3.837 Bcf/d, according to upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH). September production was 3.894 Bcf/d.

National oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) supplied 3.725 Bcf/d of the total, with private sector companies adding 203 MMcf/d.

Mexican gas production peaked in 2009 at 6.534 Bcf/d, but it has been in steady decline since then. Gas production in 2020 was 3.844 Bcf/d. 

Mexico makes up for its supply shortfall through imports from the United States. Pipeline imports have consistently been above 6 Bcf/d this year and hovered around 7...