New U.S. Administration Likely Means More Natural Gas for Mexico, Expert Says

“With more of a push to decarbonize the U.S., combined with more demand from Mexico for natural gas in the short and mid-term, we are going to continue to see increased dependence on U.S. natural gas in Mexico,” Leonardo Beltrán, a seasoned expert in Mexico energy policy, told NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index. 

“The change in administration in the U.S. is going to favor cleaner fuels, and in that regard, natural gas is the cleanest of the fossil fuels. This means that natural gas will likely continue to be favored over other commodities,” he said. 

Beltrán, who was the Deputy Secretary for Planning and Energy Transition at the Mexican Energy Ministry (Sener) from 2012-2018, is the 46^th expert to participate in the ongoing question-and-answer (Q&A) series about the...