The energy reform proposal presented by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador “does not impact the (existing) oil exploration and production contracts because they were signed by the Mexican state,” Julia González Romero, elected counsel at the González Calvillo law firm in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “That is something that must be highlighted and should be done in flashing lights.” 

She added: “It’s important that this is highlighted to reduce the panic in the industry. These contracts are not being threatened by the constitutional amendment  proposal.”

González, who has worked as a lawyer in the private and public sectors in Mexico for 20 years, has been with González Calvillo since 2019 where she was voted a “rising star” in energy and...