Private firms operating in the Mexican upstream oil and gas sector have maintained their commitment to the country despite the impacts of coronavirus and have even upped exploratory activity this year.

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This is according to a panel of experts who spoke during a virtual event last week organized by the #WeTweetEnergy group, an online community of Mexico energy experts.

“Despite the pandemic, this year the effect of coronavirus in Mexico hasn’t been felt as it has been felt on the global level. On the contrary, we’ve seen positive results,” said Selene González, external affairs officer for trade group Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Hidrocarburos (Amexhi).

The year/year increase in private sector upstream investment in the first nine months of this year was $290...