Amid record profits across the globe for oil and gas giants, Mexico’s national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos, aka Pemex, posted yet another loss in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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The company reported a fourth-quarter net loss of 172.4 billion pesos ($9.4 billion) after a 52- billion peso loss in the third quarter. In 4Q2021, Pemex reported a loss of 124 billion pesos.

On the bright side, Pemex managed to turn a profit of 23 billion pesos, or about $1.25 billion, over the course of 2022. It was the first positive annual result in a decade. In 2021, Pemex reported a loss of 295 billion pesos.

During an earnings call on Monday, executives also highlighted work to lower the company’s debt burden. Total debt fell to around $107 billion, from $109 billion at end-2021....